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Isaiah 66:16

Judgment

14 When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.

15 For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.

For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.

18 “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
KJV
For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
WEB
For the LORD will execute judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh; and those slain by the LORD will be many.
ASV
For by fire will Jehovah execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and the slain of Jehovah shall be many.
DARBY
For by fire and by his sword will Jehovah enter into judgment with all flesh: and the slain of Jehovah shall be many.
BLB
For by the fire and by His sword, YHWH enters into judgment with all flesh, and those slain by YHWH will be many.
ÅB
for med ild skal Herren holde dom og med sitt sverd slå alt kjød, og mange skal det bli som Herren slår ihjel.
OTB
For med ild og med sitt sverd vil Herren bringe dom over alle mennesker, og mange vil falle for Herrens hånd.
B1930
for med ild skal Herren holde dom og med sitt sverd slå alt kjød, og mange skal det bli som Herren slår ihjel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 38:21–22

    And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother.

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  • Isaiah 30:30

    And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

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  • Ezekiel 39:2–10

    I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel.

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  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

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  • Revelation 19:11–21

    Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

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  • Isaiah 34:5–10

    When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.

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