Isaiah 66:16

Isaiah 66:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
• New International Version (NIV)For with fire and with his sword the Lord will execute judgment on all people, and many will be those slain by the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For by fire will the Lord enter into judgment, and by his sword, with all flesh; and those slain by the Lord shall be many.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For by fire and by His sword The Lord will judge all flesh; And the slain of the Lord shall be many.

Context of Isaiah 66:16

14When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies. 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. For 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.

Isaiah 66:16 word by word

כִּ֤י בָאֵשׁ֙ יְהוָ֣ה נִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹ אֶת־כָּל־בָּשָׂ֑ר וְרַבּ֖וּ חַֽלְלֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• by fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and by His swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will execute judgmentשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• onאֵת'êth · withH854
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and manyרָבַבrâbab · to multiplyH7231
• will be slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:16

• Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
• Isaiah 34:5When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.
• Ezekiel 38:21And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
• Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16For by fire and by his sword - The sword is an instrument by which punishment is executed (see the notes at Isaiah 34:5; compare Romans 13:4). Will he plead with all flesh - Or rather, he will judge (נשׁפט nı̂shephaṭ ), that is, he will execute his purposes of vengeance on all the human race. Of course, only that part is intended who ought to be subject to punishment; that is, all his foes. And the slain of the Lord shall be many - The number of those…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. 1616. Rather, "With fire will Jehovah judge, and with His sword (He will judge) all flesh." The parallelism and collocation of the Hebrew words favor this (Is 65:12). all flesh--that is, all who are the objects of His wrath. The godly shall be hidden by the Lord in a place of safety away from the scene of judgment (Is 26:20, 21; Psa 31:20; 1Th 4:16, 17).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:16

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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