Isaiah 66:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 66:6

4 So will I choose their delusions,
And bring their fears on them;
^aBecause, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”

The Lord Vindicates Zion

5 Hear the word of the Lord,
You who tremble at His word:
“Your brethren who ^ahated you,
Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said,
^b‘Let the Lord be glorified,
That ^cwe may see your joy.’
But they shall be ashamed.”

6 The sound of noise from the city!
A voice from the temple!
The voice of the Lord,
Who fully repays His enemies!

7 “Before she was in labor, she gave birth;
Before her pain came,
She delivered a male child.

8 Who has heard such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?
Or shall a nation be born at once?
For as soon as Zion was in labor,
She gave birth to her children.

9 Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord.
“Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.

10 “Rejoice with Jerusalem,
And be glad with her, all you who love her;
Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;

11 That you may feed and be satisfied
With the consolation of her bosom,
That you may drink deeply and be delighted
With the abundance of her glory.”

12 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, ^aI will extend peace to her like a river,
And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.
Then you shall ^bfeed;
On her sides shall you be ^ccarried,
And be dandled on her knees.

13 As one whom his mother comforts,
So I will ^acomfort you;
And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”

The Reign and Indignation of God

14 When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,
And ^ayour bones shall flourish like grass;
The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants,
And His indignation to His enemies.

15 ^aFor behold, the Lord will come with fire
And with His chariots, like a whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.

16 For by fire and by ^aHis sword
The Lord will judge all flesh;
And the slain of the Lord shall be ^bmany.

17 “Those^a who sanctify themselves and purify themselves,
To go to the gardens
¹After an idol in the midst,
Eating swine’s flesh and the abomination and the mouse,
Shall¹ be consumed together,” says the Lord.

18 “For I know their works and their ^athoughts. It shall be that I will ^bgather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.

19 ^aI will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. ^bAnd they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.

20 Then they shall ^abring all your brethren ^bfor an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.

21 And I will also take some of them for ^apriests and Levites,” says the Lord.

22 “For as ^athe new heavens and the new earth
Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the Lord,
“So shall your descendants and your name remain.

23 And ^ait shall come to pass
That from one New Moon to another,
And from one Sabbath to another,
^bAll flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.

24 “And they shall go forth and look
Upon the corpses of the men
Who have transgressed against Me.
For their ^aworm does not die,
And their fire is not quenched.
They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 66:6

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American Standard Version
A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Jehovah that rendereth recompense to his enemies.

Amplified® Bible
[Hark!] An uproar from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the Lord, rendering recompense to His enemies!

Contemporary English Version
Do you hear that noise in the city and those shouts coming from the temple? It is the LORD shouting as he punishes his enemies.

Darby English Version
A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Jehovah that rendereth recompence to his enemies!

Good News Bible
Listen! That loud noise in the city, that sound in the Temple, is the sound of the LORD punishing his enemies!

King James Version
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

New American Standard Bible
"A voice of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple, The voice of the LORD who is rendering recompense to His enemies.

New International Version
Hear that uproar from the city,
hear that noise from the temple!
It is the sound of the LORD
repaying his enemies all they deserve.

New King James Version
The sound of noise from the city!
A voice from the temple!
The voice of the LORD,
Who fully repays His enemies!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"A voice of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple, The voice of the LORD who renders recompense to His enemies.

Revised Standard Version
"Hark, an uproar from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the LORD, rendering recompense to his enemies!

Young's Literal Translation
A voice of noise `is' from the city, a voice from the temple, The voice of Jehovah, giving recompence to His enemies.

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