Isaiah 66

Berean Standard Bible

Heaven Is My Throne

1This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“HeavenH8064 is My throneH3678,and earthH776 is My footstoolH1916 H7272.What kindH335 H2088 of houseH1004 will you buildH1129 for Me?Or whereH335 H2088 will My placeH4725 of reposeH4496 be?2Has not My handH3027 madeH6213 allH3605 these thingsH428?1And so theyH428 came into beingH1961,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068 H413.“This is the oneH2088 I will esteemH5027 H413:he who is humbleH6041 and contriteH5223 in spiritH7307,who tremblesH2730 atH5921 My wordH1697 .

3Whoever slaughtersH7819 an oxH7794 is like one who slaysH5221 a manH376;whoever sacrificesH2076 a lambH7716 is like one who breaks a dog’sH3611 neckH6202;whoever presentsH5927 a grain offeringH4503 is like one who offersH2142 pig’sH2386 bloodH1818;whoever offers frankincenseH3828 is like one who blessesH1288 an idolH205.IndeedH1571, theyH1992 have chosenH977 their own waysH1870and delightedH2654 in their abominationsH8251 H5315.4SoH1571 IH589 will chooseH977 their punishmentH8586and I will bringH935 terrorH4035 upon them,becauseH3282 I calledH7121 and noH369 one answeredH6030,I spokeH1696 and no oneH3808 listenedH8085.But they didH6213 evilH7451 in My sightH5869and choseH977 that in whichH834 I did notH3808 delightH2654.”

5You who trembleH2730 atH413 His wordH1697,hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068:

“Your brothersH251 who hate youH8130and exclude youH5077 because ofH4616 My nameH8034have saidH559, ‘Let the LORDH3068 be glorifiedH3513that we may seeH7200 your joyH8057!’But theyH1992 will be put to shameH954.”

6HearH6963 the uproarH7588 from the cityH5892; listen to the voiceH6963 from the templeH1964! It is the voiceH6963 of the LORDH3068, repayingH7999 His enemiesH341 what they deserveH1576!

7“BeforeH2962 she was in laborH2342, she gave birthH3205;beforeH2962 H935 she was in painH2256, she deliveredH4422 a boyH2145.8WhoH4310 has heardH8085 of such as thisH2063?WhoH4310 has seenH7200 such thingsH428?Can a countryH776 be bornH2342 in aH259 dayH3117orH518 a nationH1471 be deliveredH3205 in an instantH6471 H259?YetH3588 as soon as ZionH6726 was in laborH2342 H1571,she gave birth toH3205 her childrenH1121.9Shall IH589 bring a baby to the point of birthH7665 and notH3808 deliver itH3205?”saysH559 the LORDH3068.“OrH518 will IH589 who deliverH3205 close the wombH6113?”saysH559 your GodH430.

10Be gladH8055 forH854 JerusalemH3389 and rejoiceH1523 over her,allH3605 who love herH157.Rejoice greatlyH7797 H4885 with herH854,allH3605 who mournH56 over herH5921,11so thatH4616 you may nurseH3243 and be satisfiedH7646at her comfortingH8575 H4616 breastsH7699;you may drink deeplyH4711 and delight yourselvesH6026in her gloriousH3519 abundanceH2123.

12ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 H2005 saysH559:

“I will extendH5186 peaceH7965 to herH413 like a riverH5104,and the wealthH3519 of nationsH1471 like a flowingH7857 streamH5158;you will nurseH3243 and be carriedH5375 onH5921 her armH6654,and bouncedH8173 uponH5921 her kneesH1290.13 As a motherH517 comforts her sonH5162,soH3651 will I comfort youH595 H5162,and you will be consoledH5162 over JerusalemH3389.”

14When you seeH7200, youH3820 will rejoiceH7797, and youH6106 will flourishH6524 like grassH1877; then the handH3027 of the LORDH3068 will be revealedH3045 toH854 His servantsH5650, but His wrath will be shownH2194 to His enemiesH341.

15ForH3588 beholdH2009, the LORDH3068 will comeH935 with fireH784—His chariotsH4818 are like a whirlwindH5492—to executeH7725 His angerH639 with furyH2534and His rebukeH1606 with flamesH3851 of fireH784.16ForH3588 by fireH784 and by His swordH2719,the LORDH3068 will execute judgmentH8199 onH854 allH3605 fleshH1320,and manyH7231 will be slainH2491 by the LORDH3068.

17“Those who consecrateH6942 and purify themselvesH2891 toH413 enter the grovesH1593—to followH310 oneH259 in the centerH8432 of those who eatH398 the fleshH1320 of swineH2386 and verminH8263 and ratsH5909—will perishH5486 togetherH3162,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.

18“And IH595, knowing their deedsH4639 and thoughtsH4284, am comingH935 2 to gatherH6908 allH3605 nationsH1471 and tonguesH3956, and they will comeH935 and seeH7200 My gloryH3519.

19I will establishH7760 a signH226 among them, and I will sendH7971 survivorsH6412 from among them toH413 the nationsH1471—to TarshishH8659, PutH6322, and the archersH4900 H7198 of LudH3865; to TubalH8422, JavanH3120, and the islandsH339 3 far awayH7350 whoH834 have notH3808 heardH8085 of My fameH8088 H3808 or seenH7200 My gloryH3519.

So they will proclaimH5046 My gloryH3519 among the nationsH1471. 20And they will bringH935 allH3605 your brothersH251 from allH3605 the nationsH1471 as a giftH4503 to the LORDH3068 on horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393 and wagonsH6632, on mulesH6505 and camelsH3753, toH5921 My holyH6944 mountainH2022 JerusalemH3389,” saysH559 the LORDH3068, “just asH834 the IsraelitesH1121 H3478 bringH935 an offeringH4503 in a cleanH2889 vesselH3627 to the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068.”

21“And I willH1571 selectH3947 some of them as priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881,” saysH559 the LORDH3068.

22“ForH3588 just asH834 the newH2319 heavensH8064 and the newH2319 earthH776,4whichH834 IH589 will makeH6213, will endureH5975 before MeH6440,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068,“soH3651 your descendantsH2233 and your nameH8034 will endureH5975.23 FromH1767 one New MoonH2320 to anotherH2320and fromH1767 one SabbathH7676 to anotherH7676,allH3605 mankindH1320 will comeH935 to worshipH7812 before MeH6440,”saysH559 the LORDH3068.24“As they go forthH3318, they will seeH7200 the corpsesH6297of the menH582 who have rebelledH6586 against Me;forH3588 their wormH8438 will neverH3808 dieH4191,their fireH784 will neverH3808 be quenchedH3518,5and they will beH1961 a horrorH1860to allH3605 mankindH1320.”

1. Isaiah 66:2 Cited in Acts 7:49–50 ↩
2. Isaiah 66:18 Literally And I, their deeds and their thoughts, am coming ↩
3. Isaiah 66:19 Or coastlands ↩
4. Isaiah 66:22 LXX the new heaven and the new earth; see also Isaiah 65:17 and Revelation 21:1. ↩
5. Isaiah 66:24 Cited in Mark 9:48 ↩