Isaiah 66:15

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 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. Look, the Lord will come with fire — his chariots are like the whirlwind — to execute his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16For the Lord will execute judgment on all humanity with his fiery sword, and many will be slain by the Lord. 17“Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves following their leader, eating meat from pigs, vermin, and rats, will perish together.” This is the Lord’s declaration.

Isaiah 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 30:27Look! The name of the Lord is coming from far away, his anger burning and heavy with smoke. His lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like a consuming fire.
• Psalms 11:6Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.
• Psalms 21:9You will make them burn like a fiery furnace when you appear; the Lord will engulf them in his wrath, and fire will devour them.
• Psalms 50:3Our God is coming; he will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, and a storm rages around him.
• Psalms 97:3Fire goes before him and burns up his foes on every side.
• Amos 7:4The Lord God showed me this: The Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
• Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent out his troops, killed those murderers, and burned down their city.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.
• Jeremiah 4:3For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up the unplowed ground; do not sow among the thorns.
• Daniel 11:40“At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships. He will invade countries and sweep through them like a flood.

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

Topics related to Isaiah 66:15

• Anger
• Chariot
• 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