Isaiah 66:16

Isaiah 66:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For by fire will the Lord enter into judgment, and by his sword, with all flesh; and those slain by the Lord shall be many.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For by fire and by His sword The Lord will judge all flesh; And the slain of the Lord shall be many.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord will punish the world by fire and by his sword. He will judge the earth, and many will be killed by him.

Context of Isaiah 66:16

14When 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. 15See, the Lord is coming with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind; he will bring down his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For with fire and with his sword the Lord will execute judgment on all people, and many will be those slain by the Lord. 17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs, rats and other unclean things—they will meet their end together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord. 18“And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.

Isaiah 66:16 word by word

כִּ֤י בָאֵשׁ֙ יְהוָ֣ה נִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹ אֶת־כָּל־בָּשָׂ֑ר וְרַבּ֖וּ חַֽלְלֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For by fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and by his swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• will the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• pleadשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• with all fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• shall be manyרָבַבrâbab · to multiplyH7231

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:16

• Isaiah 27:1In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword— his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.
• Isaiah 34:5My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; see, it descends in judgment on Edom, the people I have totally destroyed.
• Ezekiel 38:21I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother.
• Ezekiel 39:2I will turn you around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel.
• Revelation 19:11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16For by fire and by his sword - The sword is an instrument by which punishment is executed (see the notes at Isaiah 34:5; compare Romans 13:4). Will he plead with all flesh - Or rather, he will judge (נשׁפט nı̂shephaṭ ), that is, he will execute his purposes of vengeance on all the human race. Of course, only that part is intended who ought to be subject to punishment; that is, all his foes. And the slain of the Lord shall be many - The number of those…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 A prophetic declaration is given of the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, especially that of all antichristian opposers of the gospel in the latter days. Is. 66:19,20, set forth the abundance of means for conversion of sinners. These expressions are figurative, and express the plentiful and gracious helps for bringing God's elect home to Christ. All shall be welcome; and nothing shall be wanting for their assistance and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16the Lord will come with fire: God will appear with furious judgment against his enemies (see Psalm 7:13). By contrast, he will reveal his glory to his people (see Isaiah 40:5, 10). God will judge all creation as a part of the process of renewing the earth (see Isaiah 24:1–4; 65:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Rather, "With fire will Jehovah judge, and with His sword (He will judge) all flesh." The parallelism and collocation of the Hebrew words favor this (Is 65:12). all flesh--that is, all who are the objects of His wrath. The godly shall be hidden by the Lord in a place of safety away from the scene of judgment (Is 26:20, 21; Psa 31:20; 1Th 4:16, 17).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:16

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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