Isaiah 66:18

Isaiah 66:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
• New International Version (NIV)“And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and peoples together, and they will see my glory.

Context of Isaiah 66:18

16For by fire will the Lord enter into judgment, and by his sword, with all flesh; and those slain by the Lord shall be many. 17"Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord. "For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, 19and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations. 20And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.

Isaiah 66:18 word by word

וְאָנֹכִ֗י מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ וּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם בָּאָ֕ה לְקַבֵּ֥ץ אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם וְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹת וּבָ֖אוּ וְרָא֥וּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• their worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• and their thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• it shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• that I will gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and tonguesלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongue: languageH3956
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• my gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:18

• Isaiah 37:28"'I know your sitting down and your going out and coming in, and your raging against me.
• Deuteronomy 31:21And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give."
• Amos 5:12For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.
• John 5:42But I know that you do not have the love of God within you.
• Revelation 2:2"'I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.
• Job 42:2"I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
• Ezekiel 38:10"Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme
• Matthew 9:4But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
• Matthew 12:25Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
• Luke 5:22When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts?
• 1 Corinthians 3:20and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Isaiah 2:2It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it,
• Psalms 67:2that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
• Psalms 72:11May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him!
• Psalms 82:8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18For I know their works - A word is here lost out of the present text, leaving the text quite imperfect. The word is יודע yodea, knowing, supplied from the Syriac. The Chaldee had the same word in the copy before him, which he paraphrases by גלן קדמי kedemi gelon, their deeds are manifest before me; and the Aldine and Complutensian editions of the Septuagint acknowledge the same word , which is verified by MS. Pachom. and the Arabic version. I think there…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18For I know their works - The word know,‘ says Lowth, is here evidently left out of the Hebrew text, leaving the sense quite imperfect. It is found in the Syriac; the Chaldee evidently had that word in the copy of the Hebrew which was used; and the Aldine and Complutensian editions of the Septuagint have the word. Its insertion is necessary in order to complete the sense; though the proof is not clear that the word was ever in the Hebrew text. The sense…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. 18-23When God reveals his glory to all people, the nations join in God’s plan of redemption. They can even serve as priests and Levites before him. The godly from all nations last from generation to generation as they serve the living God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. know--not in the Hebrew. Rather, understand the words by aposiopesis; it is usual in threats to leave the persons threatened to supply the hiatus from their own fears, owing to conscious guilt: "For I ... their works and thoughts," &c.; namely, will punish [Maurer]. it shall come--the time is come that I will, &c. [Maurer]. gather ... nations--against Jerusalem, where the ungodly Jews shall perish; and then the Lord at last shall fight for Jerusalem…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:18

• Church
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• Heart
• 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