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1QIsab MT lack who">b</a></span> trembles at<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT use different Heb. prepositions">c</a></span> my message.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“Whoever slaughters an ox</p> <p class="poetry2">is just like<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack just like">d</a></span> one who kills a human being;</p> <p class="poetry2">whoever sacrifices a lamb</p> <p class="poetry2">is just like one who breaks a dog’s neck;</p> <p class="poetry2">whoever makes a grain offering</p> <p class="poetry2">is just like one who offers pig’s blood;</p> <p class="poetry2">and whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense</p> <p class="poetry2">is just like one who blesses an idol.</p> <p class="poetry2">Yes, these have chosen their own ways,</p> <p class="poetry2">and they take delight in their contaminated actions.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Therefore<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:4 Or So">e</a></span> I, too, will choose harsh treatment for them,</p> <p class="poetry2">and will bring upon them what they dread.</p> <p class="poetry2">For when I called, no<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read and no ">f</a></span> one answered;</p> <p class="poetry2">when I spoke, they didn’t listen;</p> <p class="poetry2">but they did what I consider to be evil,</p> <p class="poetry2">and chose what doesn’t please me.”</p> <p class="heading">The LORD Vindicates Zion</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Hear this message from the LORD,</p> <p class="poetry2">you who tremble at his words:<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his word ">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“Your own brothers who hate you</p> <p class="poetry2">and exclude you because of my name</p> <p class="poetry2">have said: ‘Let the LORD be glorified;</p> <p class="poetry2">he will see<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT reads so that we may see; LXX reads so that the name of the Lord may be glorified">h</a></span> your joy,’</p> <p class="poetry2">yet it is they who will be put to shame.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Listen to that uproar in<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read from ">i</a></span> the city!</p> <p class="poetry2">Listen to that noise from the Temple!</p> <p class="poetry2">It is the sound of the LORD</p> <p class="poetry2">paying back retribution to his enemies!</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span> “Before she goes into labor she gives birth;</p> <p class="poetry2">before her pains come upon her</p> <p class="poetry2">she has delivered<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:7 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read and she has delivered ">j</a></span> a son.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Who has ever heard of such a thing?</p> <p class="poetry2">And<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack And">k</a></span> who ever sees<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:8 So 1QIsaa. 1QIsab MT LXX read has seen ">l</a></span> such things?</p> <p class="poetry2">Can a country be born in a single day,</p> <p class="poetry2">or can a nation be brought forth in a single moment?</p> <p class="poetry2">Yet no sooner was Zion in labor</p> <p class="poetry2">than she delivered her children.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Am I to open the womb and not deliver?”</p> <p class="poetry2">asks<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:9 Lit. says">m</a></span> the LORD.</p> <p class="poetry2">“And when I bring to delivery, am I to close<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:9 So 1QIsaa (imperfect); 1QIsab MT (perfect)">n</a></span> the womb?”</p> <p class="poetry2">asks your God.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be happy for her,</p> <p class="poetry2">all you who love her;</p> <p class="poetry2">rejoice with her in gladness,</p> <p class="poetry2">all you who mourn over her,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>so that you may nurse and be satisfied</p> <p class="poetry2">at her consoling breasts,</p> <p class="poetry2">and so that you may drink deeply and take delight</p> <p class="poetry2">from her glorious bosom.”</p> <p class="heading">The Rule of God</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>This<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read For this ">o</a></span> is what the LORD says:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“See, I will extend prosperity to her like a river,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream;</p> <p class="poetry2">and you will nurse,</p> <p class="poetry2">and you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:12 1QIsaa feminine pl.; MT masculine pl.">p</a></span> will be carried on her hip,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:12 Or arm">q</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and bounced upon her knees.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Like a child whom his mother comforts,</p> <p class="poetry2">so I will comfort you;</p> <p class="poetry2">and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And when you look, your hearts will rejoice</p> <p class="poetry2">and your bodies will flourish like grass;</p> <p class="poetry2">and it will be made known</p> <p class="poetry2">that the LORD’s hand is with his servants,</p> <p class="poetry2">but his fury is with his enemies.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Take notice! The LORD will come with fire,</p> <p class="poetry2">and his chariot<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:15 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his chariots">r</a></span> will be<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:15 1QIsaa MT LXX lack will be">s</a></span> like a whirlwind,</p> <p class="poetry2">to pay back his anger—yes, his anger!—<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:15 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack yes, his anger!">t</a></span> in fury,</p> <p class="poetry2">and his menacing rebukes<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:15 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read his rebuke">u</a></span> in flames of fire.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For with fire and with his sword the LORD will proceed to judgment<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:16 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read settle his claim">v</a></span> on all humanity,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:16 Lit. on the humanity; so 1QIsaa; MT reads on humanity">w</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">and those slain by the LORD will be many.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:17 i.e. pagan sacred worship sites located in forested areas">x</a></span> following the one at the center of those who eat the meat of pigs, disgusting things,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:17 Or vermin">y</a></span> and rats, are all alike,”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:17 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read alike—they will meet their end together">z</a></span> says<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:17 So 1QIsaa; MT reads declares">aa</a></span> the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“But as for me, I know their actions and their thoughts. Come<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:18 So IQIsaa; MT LXX read I am about to come">bb</a></span> and gather all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“I will put up signs<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:19 So IQIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read a sign">cc</a></span> among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations—to Tarshish, Libya,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:19 Lit. Put">dd</a></span> and Lydia,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:19 Lit. Lud">ee</a></span> (who draw the bow),<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:19 The Lydians were known for their skills at archery">ff</a></span> to Tubal and Greece,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:19 Lit. Javan">gg</a></span> to the far off coastlands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. Then they will proclaim my glory among the nations. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>They will bring all—yes, all!—<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:20 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read bring all; LXX reads bring">hh</a></span> of your kindred from all the nations to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:20 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads upon">ii</a></span> my holy mountain Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD—on horses, in chariots, in wagons, and on mules—yes, even on mules!—<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:20 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack yes, even on mules!">jj</a></span> and on camels,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelis bring a grain offering in a clean vessel to the LORD’s house. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then I will also select some of them for myself<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:21 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT LXX lack for myself">kk</a></span> as priests and as Levites,”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:21 i.e. the ministry formerly held by the descendants of Levi">ll</a></span> says the LORD.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“For as the new heavens and the new earth</p> <p class="poetry2">that I am about to make</p> <p class="poetry2">will endure before me,” says the LORD,</p> <p class="poetry2">“so will your descendants and your name endure.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And from New Moon to New Moon,</p> <p class="poetry2">and from Sabbath to Sabbath,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:23 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; lit. to her Sabbath; MT reads to his Sabbath">mm</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">all<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:23 Lit. the; so 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX lack all">nn</a></span> humanity will come to worship before me,”</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">says the LORD.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/66-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Then they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of the people who rebelled against me. For their worm will not die, nor will their fire be extinguished, and they will remain an object of revulsion to all<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="66:24 Lit. the; so 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX lack all ">oo</a></span> humanity.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 66:1 i.e. a reconstructed Temple<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 66:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack <i>who</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 66:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT use different Heb. prepositions<br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 66:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack <i>just like</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 66:4 Or <i>So</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 66:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read <i>and no</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read <i>his word</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT reads <i>so that we may see</i>; LXX reads <i>so that the name of the Lord may be glorified</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 66:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read <i>from</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 66:7 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read <i>and she has delivered</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 66:8 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack <i>And</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 66:8 So 1QIsaa. 1QIsab MT LXX read <i>has seen </i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 66:9 Lit. <i>says</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 66:9 So 1QIsaa(imperfect); 1QIsab MT (perfect)<br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 66:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read <i>For this</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 66:12 1QIsaa feminine pl.; MT masculine pl.<br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 66:12 Or <i>arm</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 66:15 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read <i>his chariots</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 66:15 1QIsaa MT LXX lack <i>will be</i><br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 66:15 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack <i>yes, his anger!</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 66:15 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read <i>his rebuke</i><br /><span class="fnb">v</span> 66:16 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read <i>settle his claim</i><br /><span class="fnb">w</span> 66:16 Lit. <i>on the humanity</i>; so 1QIsaa; MT reads <i>on humanity</i><br /><span class="fnb">x</span> 66:17 i.e. pagan sacred worship sites located in forested areas<br /><span class="fnb">y</span> 66:17 Or <i>vermin</i><br /><span class="fnb">z</span> 66:17 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read <i>alike</i>—<i>they will meet their end together</i><br /><span class="fnb">aa</span> 66:17 So 1QIsaa; MT reads <i>declares</i><br /><span class="fnb">bb</span> 66:18 So IQIsaa; MT LXX read <i>I am about to come</i><br /><span class="fnb">cc</span> 66:19 So IQIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read <i>a sign</i><br /><span class="fnb">dd</span> 66:19 Lit. <i>Put</i><br /><span class="fnb">ee</span> 66:19 Lit. <i>Lud</i><br /><span class="fnb">ff</span> 66:19 The Lydians were known for their skills at archery<br /><span class="fnb">gg</span> 66:19 Lit. <i>Javan</i><br /><span class="fnb">hh</span> 66:20 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read <i>bring all</i>; LXX reads <i>bring</i><br /><span class="fnb">ii</span> 66:20 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads <i>upon</i><br /><span class="fnb">jj</span> 66:20 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack <i>yes, even on mules!</i><br /><span class="fnb">kk</span> 66:21 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT LXX lack <i>for myself</i><br /><span class="fnb">ll</span> 66:21 i.e. the ministry formerly held by the descendants of Levi<br /><span class="fnb">mm</span> 66:23 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac; lit. <i>to her Sabbath</i>; MT reads <i>to his Sabbath</i><br /><span class="fnb">nn</span> 66:23 Lit. <i>the</i>; so 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX lack <i>all</i><br /><span class="fnb">oo</span> 66:24 Lit. <i>the</i>; so1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX lack <i>all</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../isaiah/65.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 65"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 65" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/isaiah/66-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>