Isaiah 66:12

Isaiah 66:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
• New International Version (NIV)For this is what the Lord says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you shall feed; On her sides shall you be carried, And be dandled on her knees.

Context of Isaiah 66:12

10Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her — 11so that you may nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breast and drink deeply and delight yourselves from her glorious breasts. For this is what the Lord says: I will make peace flow to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flood; you will nurse and be carried on her hip and bounced on her lap. 13As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem. 14You will see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the Lord’s power will be revealed to his servants, but he will show his wrath against his enemies.

Isaiah 66:12 word by word

כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣י נֹטֶֽה־אֵ֠לֶיהָ כְּנָהָ֨ר שָׁל֜וֹם וּכְנַ֧חַל שׁוֹטֵ֛ף כְּב֥וֹד גּוֹיִ֖ם וִֽינַקְתֶּ֑ם עַל־צַד֙ תִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּ וְעַל־בִּרְכַּ֖יִם תְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Behold, I will extendנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• to her like a riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• and the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• like a flowingשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• streamנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• then shall ye suckיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• ye shall be borneנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• sidesצַדtsad · sideH6654
• and be dandledשָׁעַעshâ‛a‛ · to delightH8173
• kneesבֶּ֫רֶךְberek · kneeH1290

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:12

• Isaiah 9:7The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and forever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.
• Isaiah 48:18If only you had paid attention to my commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
• Isaiah 60:5Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and rejoice, because the riches of the sea will become yours and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
• Psalms 72:3May the mountains bring well-being to the people and the hills, righteousness.
• Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations — to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away — who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
• Isaiah 45:14This is what the Lord says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will follow you, they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you, ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
• Isaiah 49:19For your waste and desolate places and your land marked by ruins will now be indeed too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
• Isaiah 54:3For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will dispossess nations and inhabit the desolate cities.
• Isaiah 60:4Raise your eyes and look around: they all gather and come to you; your sons will come from far away, and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.
• Isaiah 66:11so that you may nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breast and drink deeply and delight yourselves from her glorious breasts.
• Isaiah 60:16You will nurse on the milk of nations, and nurse at the breast of kings; you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Like a river, and - like a flowing stream "Like the great river, and like the overflowing stream" - That is, the Euphrates, (it ought to have been pointed כנהר cannahar, ut fluvius ille, as the river), and the Nile. Then shall ye suck "And ye shall suck at the breast" - These two words שד על al shad, at the breast, seem to have been omitted in the present text, from their likeness to the two words following; צד על al tsad, at the side. A very probable…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For thus saith the Lord - This verse contains a promise of the conversion of the Gentiles, and the fact that what constituted their glory would be brought and consecrated to the church of God. I will extend - The word rendered, I will extend (נטה nâṭâh ) means properly to stretch out, as the hand or a measure; then to spread out or expand, as a tent is spread out, to which it is often applied Genesis 12:8; Genesis 26:5; or to the heavens spread out…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 The prophet turns to those that trembled at God's word, to comfort and encourage them. The Lord will appear, to the joy of the humble believer, and to the confusion of hypocrites and persecutors. When the Spirit was poured out, and the gospel went forth from Zion, multitudes were converted in a little time. The word of God, especially his promises, and ordinances, are the consolations of the church. The true happiness of all Christians is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12a river: The people who lost peace and prosperity during the exile in Babylon will receive it back in abundance (see Isaiah 48:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. extend--I will turn peace (prosperity) upon her, like a river turned in its course [Gesenius]. Or, "I will spread peace over her as an overflowing river" [Barnes], (Is 48:18). flowing stream--as the Nile by its overflow fertilizes the whole of Egypt. borne upon ... sides--(See on Is 60:4). her ... her--If "ye" refers to the Jews, translate, "ye shall be borne upon their sides ... their knees," namely, those of the Gentiles, as in Is 49:22; and as…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:12

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joy

In the dictionaries

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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