New English Translation
Isaiah 66:14
14When you see this, you will be happy, and you will be revived. The Lord will reveal his power to his servants and his anger to his enemies.
Isaiah 66:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, but his fury will be shown to his foes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like the grass; and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, And your bones shall flourish like grass; The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants, And His indignation to His enemies.
Context of Isaiah 66:14
12For this is what the Lord says: “Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river, the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. You will nurse from her breast and be carried at her side; you will play on her knees. 13As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.” When you see this, you will be happy, and you will be revived. The Lord will reveal his power to his servants and his anger to his enemies. 15For look, the Lord comes with fire, his chariots come like a windstorm, to reveal his raging anger, his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. 16For the Lord judges all humanity with fire and his sword; the Lord will kill many.
Read all of Isaiah 66Isaiah 66:14 word by word
וּרְאִיתֶם֙ וְשָׂ֣שׂ לִבְּכֶ֔ם וְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם כַּדֶּ֣שֶׁא תִפְרַ֑חְנָה וְנוֹדְעָ֤ה יַד־יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו וְזָעַ֖ם אֶת־אֹיְבָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when ye seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- your heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- shall rejoiceשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797
- and your bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
- shall flourishפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
- like an herbדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877
- and the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall be knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- toward his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- indignationזָעַםzâ‛am · be indignantH2194
- toward his enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
Cross-references for Isaiah 66:14
- Zechariah 10:7The Ephraimites will be like warriors and will rejoice as if they had drunk wine. Their children will see it and rejoice; they will celebrate in the things of the Lord.
- John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.
- Proverbs 3:8This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.
- Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
- Ezekiel 37:1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and placed me in the midst of the valley, and it was full of bones.
- Hosea 14:4“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger will turn away from them.
- Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, “May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame.
- Isaiah 65:12I predestine you to die by the sword, all of you will kneel down at the slaughtering block, because I called to you, and you did not respond, I spoke and you did not listen. You did evil before me; you chose to do what displeases me.”
- Ezra 7:9On the first day of the first month he had determined to make the ascent from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he arrived at Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was on him.
- Ezra 8:18Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 18 men,
- Malachi 3:18Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
- Hebrews 10:27but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God’s enemies.
Commentaries on Isaiah 66:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And when ye see this - This great accession to the church from the Gentile world. Your bones shall flourish like an herb - This is an image which is often employed in the Scriptures. When the vigor of the body fails, or when it is much afflicted, the bones are said to be feeble or weakened, or to be dried Psalm 6:2; Psalm 51:8; Psalm 22:14, Psalm 22:17; Psalm 38:3; Lamentations 1:13; Proverbs 14:30; Proverbs 17:22. like manner, prosperity, health, vigor…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. 14flourish like grass: Contrast Isaiah 40:7; 64:6. God's enemies included disobedient people from foreign nations and from within Israel (see Isaiah 61:2 and 66:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. bones--which once were "dried up" by the "fire" of God's wrath (La 1:13), shall live again (Pr 3:8; 15:30; Eze 37:1, &c.). flourish ... herb--(Ro 11:15-24). known toward--manifested in behalf of.Read the comment
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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
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