Isaiah 66:15

Isaiah 66:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
• New International Version (NIV)See, 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For behold, the Lord will come in fire, and his chariots like the whirlwind, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, the Lord will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire.

Context of Isaiah 66:15

13I will comfort you there in Jerusalem as a mother comforts her child.” 14When you see these things, your heart will rejoice. You will flourish like the grass! Everyone will see the Lord’s hand of blessing on his servants— and his anger against his enemies. See, the Lord is coming with fire, and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind. He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke. 16The Lord will punish the world by fire and by his sword. He will judge the earth, and many will be killed by him. 17“Those who ‘consecrate’ and ‘purify’ themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center—feasting on pork and rats and other detestable meats—will come to a terrible end,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 66:15 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בָּאֵ֣שׁ יָב֔וֹא וְכַסּוּפָ֖ה מַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יו לְהָשִׁ֤יב בְּחֵמָה֙ אַפּ֔וֹ וְגַעֲרָת֖וֹ בְּלַהֲבֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For, behold, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and with his chariotsמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
• like a whirlwindסוּפָהsûphâh · whirlwindH5492
• to renderשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• with furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• and his rebukeגְּעָרָהge‛ârâh · rebukeH1606
• with flamesלַ֫הַבlahab · flameH3851

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:15

• Isaiah 30:27Look! The Lord is coming from far away, burning with anger, surrounded by thick, rising smoke. His lips are filled with fury; his words consume like fire.
• Psalms 11:6He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.
• Psalms 21:9You will throw them in a flaming furnace when you appear. The Lord will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them.
• Psalms 50:3Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him.
• Psalms 97:3Fire spreads ahead of him and burns up all his foes.
• Amos 7:4Then the Sovereign Lord showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land.
• Matthew 22:7“The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.
• Jeremiah 4:3This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: “Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! Do not waste your good seed among thorns.
• Daniel 11:40“Then at the time of the end, the king of the south will attack the king of the north. The king of the north will storm out with chariots, charioteers, and a vast navy. He will invade various lands and sweep through them like a flood.

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The Lord will come with fire "Jehovah shall come as a fire" - For באש baesh, in fire, the Septuagint had in their copy קאש kaesh, as a fire; ̔ . To render his anger with fury "To breathe forth his anger in a burning heat" - Instead of להשב lehashib, as pointed by the Masoretes, to render, I understand it as להשב lehashshib, to breathe, from נשב nashab .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For behold, the Lord will come with fire - The Septuagint reads this As fire‘ ( ̔ ́ hōs pur ). Fire is a common emblem to denote the coming of the Lord to judge and punish his enemies Psalm 50:3: Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence; A fire shall devour before him, And it shall be very tempestuous round about him. So Habakkuk 2:5: Before him went the pestilence, And burning coals went forth at his feet. So Psalm 97:3: A fire goeth before him…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. 1515. (Is 9:5; Psa 50:3; Ha 3:5; 2Th 1:8; 2Pe 3:7). chariots ... whirlwind--(Jr 4:13). render--as the Hebrew elsewhere (Job 9:13; Psa 78:38) means to "allay" or "stay wrath." Maurer translates it so here: He stays His anger with nothing but fury," &c.; nothing short of pouring out all His fiery fury will satisfy His wrath. fury--"burning heat" [Lowth], to which the parallel, "flames of fire," answers.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:15

• Anger
• Chariot
• 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