“The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.”
The reference to a great slaughter in the land of Edom, with blood flowing to saturation and dust becoming fat with blood, indicates that the judgment will manifest in massive bloodshed. This verse uses extremely graphic imagery to convey the severity and totality of the judgment. The saturation of the land with blood and the transformation of dust into fat emphasize that the destruction will be complete and overwhelming. The verse establishes that the judgment will leave no doubt about its reality or totality.
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