Isaiah 66

Heaven Is God’s Throne

1ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “1HeavenH8064 is My throneH3678 and the earthH776 is the footstoolH1916 for My feetH7272. 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, So allH3605 theseH428 thingsH428 cameH1961 into beingH1961,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “But I will lookH5027 to thisH2088 oneH2088, At oneH6041 who is humbleH6041 and 5contriteH5223 in spiritH7307, and whoH2730 6tremblesH2730 at My wordH1697.

Hypocrisy Rebuked

3“But the one who slaughtersH7819 an oxH7794 is like one who killsH5221 a personH376; The one who sacrificesH2076 a lambH7716 is like one who breaksH6202 a dog’sH3611 neckH6202; One who offersH5927 a grain offeringH4503 is like one who offers 7pig’sH2386 bloodH1818; One who 89burnsH2142 incenseH3828 is like one who blessesH1288 an idolH205. As they have chosenH977 their 10own waysH1870, And their soulsH5315 delightH2654 in their 11abominationsH8251,4SoH1571 I will 12chooseH977 their 13punishmentsH8586 And 14bringH935 on them whatH4034 they dreadH4034. BecauseH3282 I calledH7121, but 15noH369 oneH369 answeredH6030; I spokeH1696, but they did not listenH8085. Instead, 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 on accountH4616 of My nameH8034, Have saidH559, ‘Let the LordH3068 be glorifiedH3513, so that we may seeH7200 your joyH8057.’ But 20they will be putH954 toH954 shameH954.6A soundH6963 of uproarH7588 from the cityH5892, a voiceH6963 from the templeH1964, The voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 who is 21dealingH7999 retributionH1576 to His enemiesH340.

7“BeforeH2962 she wasH2342 inH2342 laborH2342, 22she deliveredH3205; 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 givenH3205 birthH3205 allH6471 atH6471 onceH259H6471? AsH3588 soonH3588 asH3588 ZionH6726 wasH2342 inH2342 laborH2342, she alsoH1571 deliveredH3205 her sonsH1121.9Shall I bringH7665 toH7665 theH7665 pointH7665 ofH7665 birthH7665 but 26not giveH3205 deliveryH3205?” saysH559 the LordH3068. “OrH518 shall I who givesH3205 deliveryH3205 shutH6113 the womb?” saysH559 your GodH430.

Joy in Jerusalem’s Future

10“BeH8055 27joyfulH8055 with JerusalemH3389 and rejoiceH1523 for her, allH3605 you who 28loveH157 her; Be exceedinglyH4885 29gladH7797 with her, allH3605 you who mournH56 overH5921 her,11SoH4616 thatH4616 you may nurseH3243 and 30beH7646 satisfiedH7646 with her comfortingH8575 breastsH7699, SoH4616 thatH4616 you may drinkH4711 fullyH4711 and be delightedH6026 with her 31bountifulH3519 breastsH2123.”12For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “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 rockedH8173 backH8173 andH8173 forthH8173 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 beH2194 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 47humanityH1320, And those putH2491 toH2491 deathH2491 by the LordH3068 will beH7231 manyH7231.17“Those who sanctifyH6942 and purifyH2891 themselves to go to the 48gardensH1593, 49FollowingH310 oneH259 in the centerH8432, Who eatH398 50pig’sH2386 fleshH1320, detestableH8263 thingsH8263, and miceH5909, Will 51comeH5486 toH5486 anH5486 endH5486 altogetherH3164,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

18“For I 52know their worksH4639 and their 53thoughtsH4284; 54the time is comingH935 to 55gatherH6908 allH3605 the nationsH1471 and tonguesH3956. And they shall comeH935 and seeH7200 My gloryH3519. 19And I will putH7760 a 56signH226 among them and sendH7971 survivorsH6412 from them to the nationsH1471: 57TarshishH8659, 58PutH6316, 59LudH3865, 60MeshechH4902, 61TubalH8422, and 62JavanH3120, to the distantH7350 63coastlandsH339 that have neitherH3808 heardH8085 of My fameH8088 norH3808 seenH7200 My gloryH3519. And they will 64declareH5046 My gloryH3519 among the nationsH1471. 20Then they shall 65bringH935 allH3605 your countrymenH251 from allH3605 the nationsH1471 as a grain offeringH4503 to the LordH3068, on horsesH5483, in chariotsH7393, in littersH6632, on mulesH6505, and on camelsH3753, to My 66holyH6944 mountainH2022 JerusalemH3389,” saysH559 the LordH3068, “justH3512 asH3512 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 bringH935 their grain offeringH4503 in a 67cleanH2889 vesselH3627 to the houseH1004 of the LordH3068. 21I will alsoH1571 takeH3947 someH4480 of them as 68priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881,” saysH559 the LordH3068.22“For justH3512 asH3512 the 69newH2319 heavensH8064 and the newH2319 earthH776, WhichH834 I makeH6213, will endureH5975 beforeH6440 Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “SoH3651 will your 70descendantsH2233 and your 71nameH8034 endureH5975.23And it shall be from 72newH2320 moonH2320 to newH2320 moonH2320 And from SabbathH7676 to SabbathH7676, AllH3605 73mankindH1320 will comeH935 to 74bowH2331 downH2331 beforeH6440 Me,” saysH559 the LordH3068.24“Then they will goH3318 outH3318 and lookH7200 At the 75corpsesH6297 of the peopleH376 Who have 76rebelledH6586 against Me. For their 77wormH8439 will not dieH4191 78And their fireH784 will not be extinguishedH3518; And they will be an 79abhorrenceH1860 to allH3605 80mankindH1320.”