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Isaiah 66:15
15For indeed, the Lord will come in fire And His chariots will be like the stormy wind, To render His anger with rage, And His rebuke with flames of fire.
Isaiah 66:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For, 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.
- New International Version (NIV)See, the Lord is coming with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind; he will bring down his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For behold, the Lord will come in fire, and his chariots like the whirlwind, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For 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.
Context of Isaiah 66:15
13As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.” 14When you see this, your heart will rejoice; Your bones will flourish like new grass. And the [powerful] hand of the Lord will be revealed to His servants, But His indignation will be toward His enemies. For indeed, the Lord will come in fire And His chariots will be like the stormy wind, To render His anger with rage, And His rebuke with flames of fire. 16For the Lord will execute judgment by fire And by His sword on all mankind, And those slain by the Lord will be many. 17“Those who [vainly attempt to] sanctify and cleanse themselves to go to the gardens [to sacrifice to idols], Following after one in the center, Who eat swine’s flesh, detestable things and mice, Will come to an end together,” says the Lord.
Read all of Isaiah 66Isaiah 66:15 word by word
כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בָּאֵ֣שׁ יָב֔וֹא וְכַסּוּפָ֖ה מַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יו לְהָשִׁ֤יב בְּחֵמָה֙ אַפּ֔וֹ וְגַעֲרָת֖וֹ בְּלַהֲבֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For, behold, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- and with his chariotsמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
- like a whirlwindסוּפָהsûphâh · whirlwindH5492
- to renderשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
- his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- with furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- and his rebukeגְּעָרָהge‛ârâh · rebukeH1606
- with flamesלַ֫הַבlahab · flameH3851
Cross-references for Isaiah 66:15
- Isaiah 30:27Now look, the name of the Lord comes from far away, Burning with His anger, and heavy with smoke; His lips are full of indignation, And His tongue is like a consuming fire.
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked (godless) He will rain coals of fire; Fire and brimstone and a dreadful scorching wind will be the portion of their cup [of doom].
- Psalms 21:9You will make them as [if in] a blazing oven in the time of your anger; The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire will devour them.
- Psalms 50:3May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
- Psalms 97:3Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries on all sides.
- Amos 7:4Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God called for punishment with fire, and it devoured the great deep [underground sources of water] and began to consume the land.
- Matthew 22:7The king was enraged [when he heard this], and sent his soldiers and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.
- Jeremiah 4:3For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Plow your uncultivated ground [for a season], And do not sow among thorns.
- Daniel 11:40“At the end time the king of the South will push and attack him (the Antichrist), and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots and horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overwhelm them and pass through.
Commentaries on Isaiah 66:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The Lord will come with fire "Jehovah shall come as a fire" - For באש baesh, in fire, the Septuagint had in their copy קאש kaesh, as a fire; ̔ . To render his anger with fury "To breathe forth his anger in a burning heat" - Instead of להשב lehashib, as pointed by the Masoretes, to render, I understand it as להשב lehashshib, to breathe, from נשב nashab .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For behold, the Lord will come with fire - The Septuagint reads this As fire‘ ( ̔ ́ hōs pur ). Fire is a common emblem to denote the coming of the Lord to judge and punish his enemies Psalm 50:3: Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence; A fire shall devour before him, And it shall be very tempestuous round about him. So Habakkuk 2:5: Before him went the pestilence, And burning coals went forth at his feet. So Psalm 97:3: A fire goeth before him…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 A prophetic declaration is given of the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, especially that of all antichristian opposers of the gospel in the latter days. Is. 66:19,20, set forth the abundance of means for conversion of sinners. These expressions are figurative, and express the plentiful and gracious helps for bringing God's elect home to Christ. All shall be welcome; and nothing shall be wanting for their assistance and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16the Lord will come with fire: God will appear with furious judgment against his enemies (see Psalm 7:13). By contrast, he will reveal his glory to his people (see Isaiah 40:5, 10). God will judge all creation as a part of the process of renewing the earth (see Isaiah 24:1–4; 65:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. (Is 9:5; Psa 50:3; Ha 3:5; 2Th 1:8; 2Pe 3:7). chariots ... whirlwind--(Jr 4:13). render--as the Hebrew elsewhere (Job 9:13; Psa 78:38) means to "allay" or "stay wrath." Maurer translates it so here: He stays His anger with nothing but fury," &c.; nothing short of pouring out all His fiery fury will satisfy His wrath. fury--"burning heat" [Lowth], to which the parallel, "flames of fire," answers.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 66
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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