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.
• 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)What is all the commotion in the city? What is that terrible noise from the Temple? It is the voice of the Lord taking vengeance against his enemies.

Context of Isaiah 66:6

4so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.” 5Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: “Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!’ Yet they will be put to shame. 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. 7“Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. 8Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.

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 a day of vengeance, a year of retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause.
• Isaiah 59:18According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due.
• Isaiah 65:5who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me, for I am too sacred for you!’ Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day.
• Joel 3:7“See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them, and I will return on your own heads what you have done.
• Amos 1:2He said: “The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top 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

• Draw
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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