Isaiah 66

Heaven Is God’s Throne

1ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “1HeavenH8064 is My throneH3678 and the earthH776 is My footstoolH1916H7272. WhereH335 thenH2088 is a 2houseH1004 you could buildH1129 for Me? And whereH335 is a placeH4725 that 3I may restH4496?2For 4My handH3027 madeH6213 allH3605 theseH428 thingsH428, Thus allH3605 theseH428 thingsH428 cameH1961 into beingH1961,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “But to thisH2088 oneH2088 I will lookH5027, To him whoH6041 is humbleH6041 and 5contriteH5223 of spiritH7307, and whoH2730 6tremblesH2730 at My wordH1697.

Hypocrisy Rebuked

3“But he who killsH7819 an oxH7794 is like one who slaysH5221 a manH376; He who sacrificesH2076 a lambH7716 is like the one who breaksH6202 a dog’sH3611 neckH6202; He who offersH5927 a grain offeringH4503 is like one who offers 7swine’sH2386 bloodH1818; He who 89burnsH2142 incenseH3828 is like the one who blessesH1288 an idolH205. As they have chosenH977 their 10own waysH1870, And their soulH5315 delightsH2654 in their 11abominationsH8251,4SoH1571 I will 12chooseH977 their 13punishmentsH8586 And will 14bringH935 on them whatH4034 they dreadH4034. BecauseH3282 I calledH7121, but 15noH369 oneH369 answeredH6030; I spokeH1696, but they did not listenH8085. And they didH6213 16evilH7451 in My sightH5869 And choseH977 that in whichH834 I did not delightH2654.”5HearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, you whoH2730 17trembleH2730 at His wordH1697: “Your brothersH251 who 18hateH8130 you, who 19excludeH5077 you for My name’sH8034 sakeH4616, Have saidH559, ‘Let the LordH3068 be glorifiedH3513, that we may seeH7200 your joyH8057.’ But 20they will be putH954 to shameH954.6A voiceH6963 of uproarH7588 from the cityH5892, a voiceH6963 from the templeH1964, The voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 who is 21renderingH7999 recompenseH1576 to His enemiesH340.

7“BeforeH2962 she travailedH2342, 22she broughtH3205 forthH3205; BeforeH2962 her painH2256 cameH935, 23she gaveH4422 birthH4422 to a boyH2145.824WhoH4310 has heardH8085 suchH2088 a thingH2088? WhoH4310 has seenH7200 suchH428 things? Can a landH776 be 25bornH2342 in oneH259 dayH3117? Can a nationH1471 be broughtH3205 forthH3205 allH6471 at onceH259H6471? As soonH3588 as ZionH6726 travailedH2342, she alsoH1571 broughtH3205 forthH3205 her sonsH1121.9Shall I bringH7665 to the pointH7665 of birthH7665 and 26not giveH3205 deliveryH3205?” saysH559 the LordH3068. “OrH518 shall I who givesH3205 deliveryH3205 shutH6113 the womb?” saysH559 your GodH430.

Joy in Jerusalem’s Future

10“Be 27joyfulH8055 with JerusalemH3389 and rejoiceH1523 for her, allH3605 you who 28loveH157 her; Be exceedinglyH4885 29gladH7797 with her, allH3605 you who mournH56 overH5921 her,11That you may nurseH3243 and 30be satisfiedH7646 with her comfortingH8575 breastsH7699, That you may suckH4711 and be delightedH6026 with her 31bountifulH2123 bosomH3519.”12For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “BeholdH2009, I extendH5186 32peaceH7965 to her like a riverH5104, And the 33gloryH3519 of the nationsH1471 like an overflowingH7857 streamH5158; And you will 34be nursedH3243, you will be 35carriedH5375 on the 36hipH6654 and fondledH8173 on the kneesH1290.13As oneH376 whomH834 his motherH517 comfortsH5162, soH3651 I will 37comfortH5162 you; And you will be comfortedH5162 in JerusalemH3389.”14Then you will 38seeH7200 this, and your 39heartH3820 will be gladH7797, And your 40bonesH6106 will flourishH6524 like the newH1877 grassH1877; And the 41handH3027 of the LordH3068 will be madeH3045 knownH3045 to His servantsH5650, But He will be 42indignantH2194 towardH854 His enemiesH340.15For beholdH2009, the LordH3068 will comeH935 in 43fireH784 And His 44chariotsH4818 like the whirlwindH5492, To renderH7725 His angerH639 with furyH2534, And His rebukeH1606 with flamesH3851 of fireH784.16For the LordH3068 will executeH8199 judgmentH8199 by 45fireH784 And by His 46swordH2719 on allH3605 fleshH1320, And those slainH2491 by the LordH3068 will be manyH7231.17“Those who sanctifyH6942 and purifyH2891 themselves to go to the 47gardensH1593, 48FollowingH310 oneH259 in the centerH8432, Who eatH398 49swine’sH2386 fleshH1320, detestableH8263 thingsH8263 and miceH5909, Will 50comeH5486 to an endH5486 altogetherH3164,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

18“For I 51know their worksH4639 and their 52thoughtsH4284; 53the time is comingH935 to 54gatherH6908 allH3605 nationsH1471 and tonguesH3956. And they shall comeH935 and seeH7200 My gloryH3519. 19I will setH7760 a 55signH226 among them and will sendH7971 survivorsH6412 from them to the nationsH1471: 56TarshishH8659, 57PutH6316, 58LudH3865, 59MeshechH4902, 60TubalH8422 and 61JavanH3120, to the distantH7350 62coastlandsH339 that have neitherH3808 heardH8085 My fameH8088 norH3808 seenH7200 My gloryH3519. And they will 63declareH5046 My gloryH3519 among the nationsH1471. 20Then they shall 64bringH935 allH3605 your brethrenH251 from allH3605 the nationsH1471 as a grain offeringH4503 to the LordH3068, on horsesH5483, in chariotsH7393, in littersH6632, on mulesH6505 and on camelsH3753, to My 65holyH6944 mountainH2022 JerusalemH3389,” saysH559 the LordH3068, “justH3512 as the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 bringH935 their grain offeringH4503 in a 66cleanH2889 vesselH3627 to the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 21I will alsoH1571 takeH3947 someH4480 of them for 67priestsH3548 and for LevitesH3881,” saysH559 the LordH3068.22“For justH3512 as the 68newH2319 heavensH8064 and the newH2319 earthH776 WhichH834 I makeH6213 will endureH5975 beforeH6440 Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “SoH3651 your 69offspringH2233 and your 70nameH8034 will endureH5975.23And it shall be from 71newH2320 moonH2320 to newH2320 moonH2320 And from sabbathH7676 to sabbathH7676, AllH3605 72mankindH1320 will comeH935 to 73bowH7812 downH7812 beforeH6440 Me,” saysH559 the LordH3068.24“Then they will goH3318 forthH3318 and lookH7200 On the 74corpsesH6297 of the menH376 Who have 7576transgressedH6586 against Me. For their 77wormH8439 will not dieH4191 78And their fireH784 will not be quenchedH3518; And they will be an 79abhorrenceH1860 to allH3605 80mankindH1320.”