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Isaiah 66:6

Judgment

4 So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”

5 You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”

Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!

7 “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.

8 Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.

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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
Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!
KJV
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
WEB
A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that repays his enemies what they deserve.
ASV
A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Jehovah that rendereth recompense to his enemies.
DARBY
A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Jehovah that rendereth recompence to his enemies!
BLB
The voice of uproar from the city, a voice from the temple—[it is] the voice of YHWH, repaying recompence to His enemies!
ÅB
Hør! Bulder fra byen! En røst fra templet, Herrens røst, han som gjengjelder sine fiender det de har gjort!
OTB
En lyd av opprør fra byen, en stemme fra tempelet, Herrens stemme som gjengjelder sine fiender det de fortjener.
B1930
Hør! Bulder fra byen! En røst fra templet, Herrens røst, han som gjengjelder sine fiender det de har gjort!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joel 3:7–16

    Behold, I will rouse them from the places to which you sold them; I will return your recompense upon your heads.

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  • Isaiah 34:8

    For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

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  • Amos 1:2

    He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

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  • Isaiah 59:18

    So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.

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  • Isaiah 65:5–7

    They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

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