Again Isaiah returns to the theme of God’s anger against the world. God’s judgment will effect complete destruction, leaving the world uninhabited. In powerful language Isaiah calls on all nations, who are the object of the Lord’s anger, to hear the word of God (34:1–4). The judgment is likened to a great slaughter or sacrifice (34:1–2). On the earth, the slain will be everywhere; corpses will stink and blood will cover the mountains. In the heavens, constellations will disappear…