Isaiah 66:2

Isaiah 66:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
• New International Version (NIV)Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.

Context of Isaiah 66:2

1Thus says the Lord, “Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest? For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word. 3“But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man; He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog’s neck; He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine’s blood; He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their abominations, 4So I will choose their punishments And will bring on them what they dread. Because I called, but no one answered; I spoke, but they did not listen. And they did evil in My sight And chose that in which I did not delight.”

Isaiah 66:2 word by word

וְאֶת־כָּל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ יָדִ֣י עָשָׂ֔תָה וַיִּהְי֥וּ כָל־אֵ֖לֶּה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶל־זֶ֣ה אַבִּ֔יט אֶל־עָנִי֙ וּנְכֵה־ר֔וּחַ וְחָרֵ֖ד עַל־דְּבָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• My handיָדyâd · handH3027
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• But to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• I will lookנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• To him whoעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• contriteנָכֵהnâkeh · crippledH5223
• of spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• at My wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:2

• Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing.
• Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
• Colossians 1:17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
• Hebrews 1:2in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, “I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
• 2 Kings 22:19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 34:27“Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the Lord.
• Psalms 34:18The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
• Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
• Psalms 138:6For though the Lord is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.
• Jeremiah 31:19For after I turned back, I repented; And after I was instructed, I smote on my thigh; I was ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
• Ezekiel 9:4The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.”
• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
• Isaiah 65:5Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am holier than you!’ These are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day.

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And all those things have been "And all these things are mine" - A word absolutely necessary to the sense is here lost out of the text: לי li, mine. It is preserved by the Septuagint and Syriac.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For all those things hath mine hand made - That is the heaven and the earth, and all that is in them. The sense is, I have founded for myself a far more magnificent and appropriate temple than you can make; I have formed the heavens as my dwelling-place, and I need not a dwelling reared by the hand of man.‘ And all those things have been - That is, have been made by me, or for me. The Septuagint renders it, All those things are mine?‘ Jerome renders it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God is pleased to live with people who are humble and have contrite hearts. A humble person does not think too highly of themselves. A contrite heart is a heart that is truly sorry for sin (Isaiah 57:15; Psalm 51:17). who trembles at My word: The humble and contrite submit themselves to God’s will, but the proud resist it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. have been--namely, made by Me. Or, absolutely, were things made; and therefore belong to Me, the Creator [Jerome]. look--have regard. poor--humble (Is 57:15). trembleth at ... word--(2Ki 22:11, 19; Ezr 9:4). The spiritual temple of the heart, though not superseding the outward place of worship, is God's favorite dwelling (Joh 14:23). In the final state in heaven there shall be "no temple," but "the Lord God" Himself (Re 21:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:2

• Character
• God
• Humility
• Poor
• Quotations and Allusions
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Draw
• Extend
• Humility
• Meekness
• Throne
• Brokenhearted
• Contrite; Contrition
• Isaiah
• Word

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