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Isaiah 34 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of this chapter, which is an extended quotation.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Destruction
There are many images used in this chapter which describe destruction. Here each of these metaphors describes complete destruction. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
Prophecy
This chapter appears to prophesy about a time of restoration when the messiah will reign. It pictures a time of great peace and harmony in the world. The translator does not need to add an explanation, but should try to maintain the tense of the original text, as a future or uncompleted action. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/restore, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fulfill)