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Isaiah 66:18
18“For I know their works and their thoughts. The time is coming to gather all nations and languages, and they will come and see My glory.
Isaiah 66:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
- New International Version (NIV)“And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.
Context of Isaiah 66:18
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. “For I know their works and their thoughts. The time is coming to gather all nations and languages, and they will come and see My glory. 19I will set up a [miraculous] sign among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations: Tarshish, Pul (Put), Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant islands and coastlands that have not heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare and proclaim My glory among the nations. 20Then they shall bring all your countrymen (children of Israel) from all the nations as a grain offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules and on camels—to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “just as the sons of Israel bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
Read all of Isaiah 66Isaiah 66:18 word by word
וְאָנֹכִ֗י מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ וּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם בָּאָ֕ה לְקַבֵּ֥ץ אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹת וּבָ֖אוּ וְרָא֥וּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- their worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
- and their thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
- it shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- that I will gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
- all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- and tonguesלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongue: languageH3956
- and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- my gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
Cross-references for Isaiah 66:18
- Isaiah 37:28But I know your sitting down And your going out and your coming in [every detail of your life], And your raging against Me.
- Deuteronomy 31:21Then it shall come about, when many evils and troubles have come on them, that this [sacred] song will confront them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten from the mouth of their descendants. For I know their inclination which is developing even now, before I bring them into the land which I have sworn to give them.”
- Amos 5:12For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great (shocking, innumerable), You who distress the righteous and take bribes, And turn away from the poor in the [court of the city] gate [depriving them of justice].
- John 5:42but I know you and recognize that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
- Revelation 2:2‘I know your deeds and your toil, and your patient endurance, and that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and have tested and critically appraised those who call themselves apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives, of Christ), and [in fact] are not, and have found them to be liars and impostors;
- Job 42:2“I know that You can do all things, And that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained.
- Ezekiel 38:10‘Thus says the Lord God, “It will come about on that day that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,
- Matthew 9:4But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
- Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.
- Luke 5:22But Jesus, knowing their [hostile] thoughts, answered them, “Why are you questioning [these things] in your hearts?
- 1 Corinthians 3:20and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the [humanly] wise, that they are useless.”
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Isaiah 2:2Now it will come to pass that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be [firmly] established as the highest of the mountains, And will be exalted above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
- Psalms 67:2That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation and deliverance among all nations.
- Psalms 72:11Yes, all kings will bow down before him, All nations will serve him.
- Psalms 82:8Arise, O God, judge the earth! For to You belong all the nations.
Commentaries on Isaiah 66:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18For I know their works - A word is here lost out of the present text, leaving the text quite imperfect. The word is יודע yodea, knowing, supplied from the Syriac. The Chaldee had the same word in the copy before him, which he paraphrases by גלן קדמי kedemi gelon, their deeds are manifest before me; and the Aldine and Complutensian editions of the Septuagint acknowledge the same word , which is verified by MS. Pachom. and the Arabic version. I think there…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18For I know their works - The word know,‘ says Lowth, is here evidently left out of the Hebrew text, leaving the sense quite imperfect. It is found in the Syriac; the Chaldee evidently had that word in the copy of the Hebrew which was used; and the Aldine and Complutensian editions of the Septuagint have the word. Its insertion is necessary in order to complete the sense; though the proof is not clear that the word was ever in the Hebrew text. The sense…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. 18-23When God reveals his glory to all people, the nations join in God’s plan of redemption. They can even serve as priests and Levites before him. The godly from all nations last from generation to generation as they serve the living God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. know--not in the Hebrew. Rather, understand the words by aposiopesis; it is usual in threats to leave the persons threatened to supply the hiatus from their own fears, owing to conscious guilt: "For I ... their works and thoughts," &c.; namely, will punish [Maurer]. it shall come--the time is come that I will, &c. [Maurer]. gather ... nations--against Jerusalem, where the ungodly Jews shall perish; and then the Lord at last shall fight for Jerusalem…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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