Isaiah 66:11

Isaiah 66:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
• New International Version (NIV)For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast; that you may drink deeply with delight from her glorious abundance."
• New King James Version (NKJV)That you may feed and be satisfied With the consolation of her bosom, That you may drink deeply and be delighted With the abundance of her glory.”

Context of Isaiah 66:11

9The Lord your God says, ‘When I bring a baby to the moment of birth, the child is always born. I do not stop its birth.’ 10All you people who love Jerusalem, join together with its people and be happy. You have been sad to see what has happened to the city, but now you should shout with joy! Jerusalem will take care of you like a mother. She will give you all that you need, like a mother that feeds her baby with milk. The great blessing that comes from her full breasts will make you very happy. 12The Lord says, ‘Look! I will give peace to Jerusalem, like a great river. Riches from other nations will pour into the city, like a stream that is full of water. Jerusalem will take care of you like a mother that feeds her baby. She will carry you in her arms, and she will hold you on her knees. 13I will comfort you, as a mother comforts her child. As you live in Jerusalem, you will be happy again.’

Isaiah 66:11 word by word

לְמַ֤עַן תִּֽינְקוּ֙ וּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֔ם מִשֹּׁ֖ד תַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָ לְמַ֧עַן תָּמֹ֛צּוּ וְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖ם מִזִּ֥יז כְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That ye may suckיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• and be satisfiedשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• with the breastsשֹׁדshad shôd · breastH7699
• of her consolationsתַּנְחוּםtanchûm tanchûm tanchûmâh · consolationH8575
• that ye may milk outמָצַץmâtsats · to drink deeplyH4711
• and be delightedעָנֹג‛ânag · to delightH6026
• with the abundanceזִיזzîyz · abundanceH2123
• of her gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:11

• Isaiah 60:5As you see this, your eyes will shine with joy. Your hearts will beat fast, and you will be proud to see them. Traders will bring valuable things to you from lands across the seas. The riches of other nations will come to you.
• Psalms 36:8You have plenty of food in your house, to give them all that they need. You give them water from your river, that makes them happy when they drink it.
• Joel 3:18In that day new wine will run from the mountains. And milk will run from the hills. All the valleys of Judah will have rivers of water. Water will come from the house of the Lord and it will water the Valley of Acacias.
• 1 Peter 2:2Instead, you should want to learn about God more and more. New babies always want their mothers' milk, which makes them grow strong. God's true message is like good food that will make you strong in your spirits. Then you will continue to grow as believers so that God saves you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11With the abundance of her glory "From her abundant stores" - For מזיז mizziz, from the splendor, two MSS. and the old edition of 1488, have מזיו mizziv ; and the latter ז zain is upon a rasure in three other MSS. It is remarkable that Kimchi and Sal. ben Melec, not being able to make any thing of the word as it stands in the text, say it means the same with מזיו mizziv ; that is, in effect, they admit of a various reading, or an error in the text. But as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11That ye may suck - The same figure occurs in Isaiah 60:16; and substantidally in Isaiah 49:23. See the note at those places. That ye may milk out - The image is an obvious one. It means that they who sympathized with Zion would be nourished by the same truth, and comforted with the same sources of consolation. And be delighted with the abundance of her glory - Margin, Brightness.‘ Lowth renders this, From her abundant stores.‘ Noyes, From the fullness of…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. 1-24Here, the Lord responds to the prayer in Isaiah 63:7–64:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. suck--(Is 60:5, 16; 61:6; 49:23). abundance--Hebrew, "the ray-like flow of her opulence," that is, with the milk spouting out from her full breasts (answering to the parallel, "breast of her consolations") in ray-like streams [Gesenius].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:11

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joy

In the dictionaries

• Delighted
• Draw
• Extend
• Throne
• Abound; Abundance; Abundant; Abundantly
• Isaiah
• Tryphaena

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