Focused Passage

Isaiah 66:15-24

The LORD’s Final Word: The Humble Who Tremble, the Birth of Zion, the Gathering of Nations, and the Judgment of Rebels

From the LORD’s declaration that heaven is his throne and earth his footstool, to his favor toward the humble and contrite who tremble at his word, to condemnation of self-chosen worship, to comfort for those hated for the LORD’s name, to Zion’s miraculous birth and Jerusalem’s maternal comfort, to the LORD’s fiery judgment, to the gathering of nations and return of scattered worshipers, to priestly inclusion, to enduring new creation worship, and finally to the horrifying end of rebels.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.

16For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.

18“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.

19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.

20And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”

21“And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.

22“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.

23From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

24“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 15

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionbeholdהִנֵּ֤הH2009Interjectionthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill comeיָב֔וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith fireבָּאֵ֣שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularHis chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוH4818Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularare like a whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָ֖הH5492Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singularto executeלְהָשִׁ֤יבH7725Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructHis angerאַפּ֔וֹH639Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith furyבְּחֵמָה֙H2534Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularand His rebukeוְגַעֲרָת֖וֹH1606Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith flamesבְּלַהֲבֵי־H3851Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof fireאֵֽשׁ׃H784Noun - common singular
Verse 16

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionby fireבָאֵשׁ֙H784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularand by His swordוּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹH2719Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwill execute judgmentנִשְׁפָּ֔טH8199Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularonאֶת־H854Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructfleshבָּשָׂ֑רH1320Noun - masculine singularand manyוְרַבּ֖וּH7231Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralwill be slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יH2491Noun - masculine plural constructby the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

Those who consecrateהַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨יםH6942Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluraland purify themselvesוְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜יםH2891Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionenter the grovesהַגַּנּ֗וֹתH1593Article | Noun - feminine pluralto followאַחַ֤רH310AdverboneאֶחָדH259Number - feminine singularin the centerבַּתָּ֔וֶךְH8432Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularof those who eatאֹֽכְלֵי֙H398Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructthe fleshבְּשַׂ֣רH1320Noun - masculine singular constructof swineהַחֲזִ֔ירH2386Article | Noun - masculine singularand verminוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶץH8263Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularand ratsוְהָעַכְבָּ֑רH5909Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularwill perishיָסֻ֖פוּH5486Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltogetherיַחְדָּ֥וH3162Adverbdeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

And I, [knowing]וְאָנֹכִ֗יH595Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singulartheir deedsמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙H4639Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland thoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םH4284Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralam comingבָּאָ֕הH935Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularto gatherלְקַבֵּ֥ץH6908Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructnationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluraland tonguesוְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹתH3956Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - common pluraland they will comeוּבָ֖אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluraland seeוְרָא֥וּH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy gloryכְּבוֹדִֽי׃H3519Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Literally And I, their deeds and their thoughts, am coming
Verse 19

Original words

I will establishוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singulara signא֗וֹתH226Noun - common singularamong themבָהֶ֜םPreposition | third person masculine pluraland I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularsurvivorsפְּ֠לֵיטִיםH6412Noun - masculine pluralfrom among themמֵהֶ֣ם׀Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraltoאֶֽל־H413Prepositionthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralto Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁH8659Noun - proper - feminine singularPutפּ֥וּלH6322Noun - proper - feminine singularand the archersמֹ֥שְׁכֵיH4900Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .קֶ֖שֶׁתH7198Noun - feminine singularof Ludוְל֛וּדH3865Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular[to] Tubalתֻּבַ֣לH8422Noun - proper - feminine singularJavanוְיָוָ֑ןH3120Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularand the islandsהָאִיִּ֣יםH339Article | Noun - masculine pluralfar awayהָרְחֹקִ֗יםH7350Article | Adjective - masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativehave notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleheardשָׁמְע֤וּH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerof My fameשִׁמְעִי֙H8088Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular. . .וְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleor seenרָא֣וּH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy gloryכְּבוֹדִ֔יH3519Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularSo they will proclaimוְהִגִּ֥ידוּH5046Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy gloryכְּבוֹדִ֖יH3519Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃H1471Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or coastlands
Verse 20

Original words

And they will bringוְהֵבִ֣יאוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyour brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֣םH251Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralfrom allמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀H1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralas a giftמִנְחָ֣ה׀H4503Noun - feminine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֡הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularon horsesבַּסּוּסִ֡יםH5483Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland chariotsוּ֠בָרֶכֶבH7393Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand wagonsוּבַצַּבִּ֨יםH6632Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralon mulesוּבַפְּרָדִ֜יםH6505Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland camelsוּבַכִּרְכָּר֗וֹתH3753Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluraltoעַ֣לH5921PrepositionMy holyקָדְשִׁ֛יH6944Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularmountainהַ֥רH2022Noun - masculine singular constructJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe Israelitesבְנֵ֨יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerbringיָבִיאוּ֩H935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralan offeringהַמִּנְחָ֛הH4503Article | Noun - feminine singularin a cleanטָה֖וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singularvesselבִּכְלִ֥יH3627Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularto the houseבֵּ֥יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

And I willוְגַם־H1571Conjunctionselectאֶקַּ֛חH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularsome of themמֵהֶ֥םPreposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralas priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםH3548Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םH3881Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine pluralsaysאָמַ֥רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionjust asכַאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe newהַ֠חֳדָשִׁיםH2319Article | Adjective - masculine pluralheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the newהַחֲדָשָׁ֜הH2319Article | Adjective - feminine singularearthוְהָאָ֨רֶץH776Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeIאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularwill makeעֹשֶׂ֛הH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill endureעֹמְדִ֥יםH5975Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralbefore Meלְפָנַ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsoכֵּ֛ןH3651Adverbyour descendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֖םH2233Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland your nameוְשִׁמְכֶֽם׃H8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralwill endureיַעֲמֹ֥דH5975Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • LXX the new heaven and the new earth; see also Isaiah 65:17 and Revelation 21:1.
Verse 23

Original words

-וְהָיָ֗הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularFromמִֽדֵּי־H1767Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructone New Moonחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙H2320Noun - masculine singularto anotherבְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹH2320Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand fromוּמִדֵּ֥יH1767Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructone Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תH7676Noun - common singularto anotherבְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹH7676Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularallכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructmankindבָּשָׂ֛רH1320Noun - masculine singularwill comeיָב֧וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto worshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥תH7812Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive constructbefore Meלְפָנַ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularsaysאָמַ֥רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

As they go forthוְיָצְא֣וּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthey will seeוְרָא֔וּH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe corpsesבְּפִגְרֵי֙H6297Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho have rebelledהַפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםH6586Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralagainst Meבִּ֑יPreposition | first person common singularforכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctiontheir wormתוֹלַעְתָּ֞םH8438Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwill neverלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particledieתָמ֗וּתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartheir fireוְאִשָּׁם֙H784Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluralwill neverלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebe quenchedתִכְבֶּ֔הH3518Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularand they will beוְהָי֥וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plurala horrorדֵרָא֖וֹןH1860Noun - masculine singularto allלְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructmankindבָּשָֽׂר׃H1320Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Mark 9:48

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