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

14And when you see these things happen, you will feel very happy! You will become strong and healthy, like fresh grass. The Lord's servants will know that he is there to bless them. But his enemies will see that he is angry with them. 15Look! The Lord is coming with fire. His chariots will blow in like a strong storm. People will see his great anger, as he comes to punish his enemies with flames of fire. The Lord will use fire and his sword to judge all people. The Lord will kill many people. 17The Lord says, ‘I will destroy people who prepare themselves to worship their false gods. They make themselves clean and they follow one another into their special gardens. They eat unclean meat from pigs and rats and other disgusting animals. They will all come to their deaths together. 18I know everything that they do and everything that they think. So I will come. I will bring together the people from all nations and those who speak all languages. I will show them how great I am.

Isaiah 66:16 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For by fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and by his swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• will the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• pleadשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• with all fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• shall be manyרָבַבrâbab · to multiplyH7231

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:16

• Isaiah 27:1At that time, the Lord will punish Leviathan. The Lord will use his great and powerful sword to destroy that monster. Leviathan is a snake that moves very fast in the sea and it turns in every direction. But the Lord will kill it.
• Isaiah 34:5The Lord says, ‘My sword has finished its work in the skies. Now it will come to punish Edom. Those are the people that I have decided to destroy.’
• Ezekiel 38:21I will command the soldiers on all the mountains of my land to attack Gog. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, say. Gog's soldiers will fight against each other with their swords.
• Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around and I will pull you along. I will bring you from the far away places in the north to attack the mountains of Israel.
• Revelation 19:11I saw that heaven was now open. I saw a white horse there! The name of the man who was riding the horse was this: ‘A faithful, honest person’. He is always right when he judges people and when he goes to punish them in 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