Isaiah 66:6

Isaiah 66:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear that uproar from the city, hear that noise from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord repaying his enemies all they deserve.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The sound of an uproar from the city! A sound from the temple! The sound of the Lord, rendering recompense to his enemies!
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sound of noise from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the Lord, Who fully repays His enemies!

Context of Isaiah 66:6

4So I will choose severe punishment for them; I will bring on them what they dread, because I called, and no one responded, I spoke and they did not listen. They did evil before me; they chose to do what displeases me.” 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. The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies. 7Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy! 8Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons!

Isaiah 66:6 word by word

ק֤וֹל שָׁאוֹן֙ מֵעִ֔יר ק֖וֹל מֵֽהֵיכָ֑ל ק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה מְשַׁלֵּ֥ם גְּמ֖וּל לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of noiseשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• from the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• from the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that renderethשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• recompenceגְּמוּלgemûl · recompenseH1576
• to his enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:6

• Isaiah 34:8For the Lord has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.
• Isaiah 59:18He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. He repays the coastlands.
• Isaiah 65:5They say, ‘Keep to yourself! Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’ These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.
• Joel 3:7Look! I am rousing them from that place to which you sold them. I will repay you for what you have done!
• Amos 1:2Amos said: “The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds’ pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord - It is very remarkable that similar words were spoken by Jesus, son of Ananias, previously to the destruction of Jerusalem. See his very affecting history related by Josephus, War, B. vi., chap. v.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A voice of noise from the city - That is, from the city of Jerusalem. The prophet sees in a vision a tumult in the city. He hears a voice that issues from the temple. His manner and language are rapid and hurried - such as a man would evince who should suddenly see a vast tumultuous assemblage, and hear a confused sound of many voices. There is also a remarkable abruptness in the whole description here. The preceding verse was calm and solemn. It was full…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. 6listen to the voice from the temple: This is similar to the situation in Ezekiel 9 when God's executioner began to destroy the wicked people of Jerusalem. repaying His enemies what they deserve!: God would punish the members of his own people who refused to obey him. He would give them the judgment they deserved. Because they continued in sin and rejected God, they had become his enemies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. God, from Jerusalem and His "temple," shall take vengeance on the enemy (Eze 43:1-8; Zec 12:2, 3; 14:3, 19-21). The abrupt language of this verse marks the suddenness with which God destroys the hostile Gentile host outside: as Is 66:5 refers to the confounding of the unbelieving Jews. voice of noise--that is, the Lord's loud-sounding voice (Psa 68:33; 29:3-9; 1Th 4:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:6

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Temple

In the dictionaries

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• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Isaiah
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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