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

9“Do I bring a mother to the moment of birth and not let her deliver?” asks the Lord. “Do I cause a mother to deliver and then make her unable to have children?” asks your God. 10All who love Jerusalem, be happy and rejoice with her. All who mourn for her, be glad with her. You will nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breasts. You will nurse to your heart’s delight at her full breasts. 12This is what the Lord says: I will offer you peace like a river and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream. You will nurse and be carried in Jerusalem’s arms and cuddled on her knees. 13As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.

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 60:5Then you will see this and rejoice, and your heart will be thrilled with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.
• Psalms 36:8They are refreshed with the rich foods in your house, and you make them drink from the river of your pleasure.
• Joel 3:18On that day new wine will cover the mountains. Milk will flow on the hills. Water will flow in all the brooks of Judah. A spring will flow from the Lord’s temple. It will water the valley of Shittim.
• 1 Peter 2:2Desire God’s pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation.

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