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World English Bible

Isaiah 66 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?
[2] For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.
[3] He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog’s neck; he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig’s blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations.
[4] I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears on them, because when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they didn’t listen, but they did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”
[5] Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.
[6] A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of Yahweh that repays his enemies what they deserve.
[7] “Before she travailed, she gave birth. Before her pain came, she delivered a son.
[8] Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she gave birth to her children.
[9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to be delivered?” says Yahweh. “Shall I who cause to give birth shut the womb?” says your God.
[10] “Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn over her;
[11] that you may nurse and be satisfied at the comforting breasts; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.”
[12] For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream, and you will nurse. You will be carried on her side, and will be dandled on her knees.
[13] As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
[14] You will see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones will flourish like the tender grass. Yahweh’s hand will be known among his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
[15] For, behold, Yahweh will come with fire, and his chariots will be like the whirlwind; to give his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
[16] For Yahweh will execute judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh; and those slain by Yahweh will be many.
[17] “Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go to the gardens, following one in the middle, eating pig’s meat, abominable things, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together,” says Yahweh.
[18] “For I know their works and their thoughts. The time comes that I will gather all nations and languages, and they will come, and will see my glory.
[19] “I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to far-away islands, who have not heard my fame, nor have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.
[20] They shall bring all your brothers out of all the nations for an offering to Yahweh, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says Yahweh, as the children of Israel bring their offering in a clean vessel into Yahweh’s house.
[21] Of them I will also select priests and Levites,” says Yahweh.
[22] “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me,” says Yahweh, “so your offspring and your name shall remain.
[23] It shall happen that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh will come to worship before me,” says Yahweh.
[24] “They will go out, and look at the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me; for their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 66 (KJVS)

[1] Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
[2] For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
[3] He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
[4] I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
[5] Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
[6] A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
[7] Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
[8] Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
[9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
[10] Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
[11] that ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
[12] For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
[13] As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
[14] And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
[15] 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.
[16] For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
[17] They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.
[18] For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
[19] And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
[20] And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.
[21] And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.
[22] For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.
[23] And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
[24] And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Isaiah 66:3a Or, kid
Isaiah 66:3b Heb. maketh a memorial of
Isaiah 66:4 Or, devices
Isaiah 66:9 Or, beget
Isaiah 66:11 Or, brightness
Isaiah 66:17 Or, one after another
Isaiah 66:20 Or, coaches
Isaiah 66:23 Heb. from new Moon to his new Moon, and from Sabbath to his Sabbath

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 66 (BYZ)

[1] Οὕτως () λέγει () κύριος () Ὁ () οὐρανός () μοι () θρόνος, () ἡ () δὲ () γῆ () ὑποπόδιον () τῶν () ποδῶν () μου· () ποῖον () οἶκον () οἰκοδομήσετέ () μοι; () Ἢ () ποῖος () τόπος () τῆς () καταπαύσεώς () μου; ()
[2] Πάντα () γὰρ () ταῦτα () ἐποίησεν () ἡ () χείρ () μου, () καὶ () ἔστιν () ἐμὰ () πάντα () ταῦτα, () λέγει () κύριος· () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τίνα () ἐπιβλέψω () ἀλλ’ () ἢ () ἐπὶ () τὸν () ταπεινὸν () καὶ () ἡσύχιον () καὶ () τρέμοντα () τοὺς () λόγους () μου; ()
[3] Ὁ () δὲ () ἄνομος () ὁ () θύων () μοι () μόσχον () ὡς () ὁ () ἀποκτέννων () κύνα, () ὁ () δὲ () ἀναφέρων () σεμίδαλιν () ὡς () αἷμα () ὕειον, ὁ () διδοὺς () λίβανον () εἰς () μνημόσυνον () ὡς () βλάσφημος· () καὶ () οὗτοι () ἐξελέξαντο () τὰς () ὁδοὺς () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τὰ () βδελύγματα () αὐτῶν, () ἃ () ἡ () ψυχὴ () αὐτῶν () ἠθέλησεν, ()
[4] κἀγὼ () ἐκλέξομαι () τὰ () ἐμπαίγματα αὐτῶν () καὶ () τὰς () ἁμαρτίας () ἀνταποδώσω () αὐτοῖς· () ὅτι () ἐκάλεσα () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () οὐχ () ὑπήκουσάν () μου, () ἐλάλησα () καὶ () οὐκ () ἤκουσαν, () καὶ () ἐποίησαν () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐναντίον () μου () καὶ () ἃ () οὐκ () ἐβουλόμην () ἐξελέξαντο. ()
[5] Ἀκούσατε () τὸ () ῥῆμα () κυρίου, () οἱ () τρέμοντες () τὸν () λόγον () αὐτοῦ· () εἴπατε, () ἀδελφοὶ () ἡμῶν, () τοῖς () μισοῦσιν () ἡμᾶς () καὶ () βδελυσσομένοις, () ἵνα () τὸ () ὄνομα () κυρίου () δοξασθῇ () καὶ () ὀφθῇ () ἐν () τῇ () εὐφροσύνῃ () αὐτῶν, () κἀκεῖνοι () αἰσχυνθήσονται. ()
[6] Φωνὴ () κραυγῆς () ἐκ () πόλεως, () φωνὴ () ἐκ () ναοῦ, () φωνὴ () κυρίου () ἀνταποδιδόντος () ἀνταπόδοσιν () τοῖς () ἀντικειμένοις. ()
[7] Πρὶν () ἢ () τὴν () ὠδίνουσαν () τεκεῖν, () πρὶν () ἐλθεῖν () τὸν () πόνον () τῶν () ὠδίνων, () ἐξέφυγεν () καὶ () ἔτεκεν () ἄρσεν. ()
[8] Τίς () ἤκουσεν () τοιοῦτο, () καὶ () τίς () ἑώρακεν () οὕτως; () Ἦ () ὤδινεν () γῆ () ἐν () μιᾷ () ἡμέρᾳ, () ἢ () καὶ () ἐτέχθη () ἔθνος () εἰς () ἅπαξ; () Ὅτι () ὤδινεν () καὶ () ἔτεκεν () Σιων () τὰ () παιδία () αὐτῆς. ()
[9] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () ἔδωκα () τὴν () προσδοκίαν () ταύτην, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐμνήσθης () μου, () εἶπεν () κύριος. () Οὐκ () ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () γεννῶσαν () καὶ () στεῖραν ἐποίησα; () Εἶπεν () ὁ () θεός. ()
[10] Εὐφράνθητι, () Ιερουσαλημ, () καὶ () πανηγυρίσατε ἐν () αὐτῇ, () πάντες () οἱ () ἀγαπῶντες () αὐτήν, () χάρητε () χαρᾷ, () πάντες () ὅσοι () πενθεῖτε () ἐπ’ () αὐτῆς, ()
[11] ἵνα () θηλάσητε () καὶ () ἐμπλησθῆτε () ἀπὸ () μαστοῦ () παρακλήσεως () αὐτῆς, () ἵνα () ἐκθηλάσαντες τρυφήσητε () ἀπὸ () εἰσόδου () δόξης () αὐτῆς. ()
[12] Ὅτι () τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () ἐκκλίνω () εἰς () αὐτοὺς () ὡς () ποταμὸς () εἰρήνης () καὶ () ὡς () χειμάρρους () ἐπικλύζων δόξαν () ἐθνῶν· () τὰ () παιδία () αὐτῶν () ἐπ’ () ὤμων () ἀρθήσονται () καὶ () ἐπὶ () γονάτων () παρακληθήσονται. ()
[13] Ὡς () εἴ () τινα () μήτηρ () παρακαλέσει, () οὕτως () καὶ () ἐγὼ () παρακαλέσω () ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () παρακληθήσεσθε. ()
[14] Καὶ () ὄψεσθε, () καὶ () χαρήσεται () ὑμῶν () ἡ () καρδία, () καὶ () τὰ () ὀστᾶ () ὑμῶν () ὡς () βοτάνη () ἀνατελεῖ· () καὶ () γνωσθήσεται () ἡ () χεὶρ () κυρίου () τοῖς () σεβομένοις () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἀπειλήσει () τοῖς () ἀπειθοῦσιν. ()
[15] Ἰδοὺ () γὰρ () κύριος () ὡς () πῦρ () ἥξει () καὶ () ὡς () καταιγὶς τὰ () ἅρματα () αὐτοῦ () ἀποδοῦναι () ἐν () θυμῷ () ἐκδίκησιν () καὶ () ἀποσκορακισμὸν ἐν () φλογὶ () πυρός. ()
[16] Ἐν () γὰρ () τῷ () πυρὶ () κυρίου () κριθήσεται () πᾶσα () ἡ () γῆ () καὶ () ἐν () τῇ () ῥομφαίᾳ () αὐτοῦ () πᾶσα () σάρξ· () πολλοὶ () τραυματίαι ἔσονται () ὑπὸ () κυρίου. ()
[17] Οἱ () ἁγνιζόμενοι () καὶ () καθαριζόμενοι () εἰς () τοὺς () κήπους () καὶ () ἐν () τοῖς () προθύροις ἔσθοντες κρέας () ὕειον καὶ () τὰ () βδελύγματα () καὶ () τὸν () νῦν () ἐπὶ () τὸ () αὐτὸ () ἀναλωθήσονται, () εἶπεν () κύριος, ()
[18] κἀγὼ () τὰ () ἔργα () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τὸν () λογισμὸν () αὐτῶν () ἐπίσταμαι. () Ἔρχομαι () συναγαγεῖν () πάντα () τὰ () ἔθνη () καὶ () τὰς () γλώσσας, () καὶ () ἥξουσιν () καὶ () ὄψονται () τὴν () δόξαν () μου. ()
[19] Καὶ () καταλείψω () ἐπ’ () αὐτῶν () σημεῖα () καὶ () ἐξαποστελῶ () ἐξ () αὐτῶν () σεσῳσμένους () εἰς () τὰ () ἔθνη, () εἰς () Θαρσις καὶ () Φουδ καὶ () Λουδ καὶ () Μοσοχ καὶ () Θοβελ καὶ () εἰς () τὴν () Ἑλλάδα () καὶ () εἰς () τὰς () νήσους () τὰς () πόρρω, () οἳ () οὐκ () ἀκηκόασίν () μου () τὸ () ὄνομα () οὐδὲ () ἑωράκασιν () τὴν () δόξαν () μου, () καὶ () ἀναγγελοῦσίν () μου () τὴν () δόξαν () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἄξουσιν () τοὺς () ἀδελφοὺς () ὑμῶν () ἐκ () πάντων () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () δῶρον () κυρίῳ () μεθ’ () ἵππων () καὶ () ἁρμάτων () ἐν () λαμπήναις ἡμιόνων μετὰ () σκιαδίων εἰς () τὴν () ἁγίαν () πόλιν () Ιερουσαλημ, () εἶπεν () κύριος, () ὡς () ἂν () ἐνέγκαισαν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () ἐμοὶ () τὰς () θυσίας () αὐτῶν () μετὰ () ψαλμῶν () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () κυρίου. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἀπ’ () αὐτῶν () λήμψομαι () ἐμοὶ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () Λευίτας, () εἶπεν () κύριος. ()
[22] Ὃν () τρόπον () γὰρ () ὁ () οὐρανὸς () καινὸς () καὶ () ἡ () γῆ () καινή, () ἃ () ἐγὼ () ποιῶ, () μένει () ἐνώπιόν () μου, () λέγει () κύριος, () οὕτως () στήσεται () τὸ () σπέρμα () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τὸ () ὄνομα () ὑμῶν. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἔσται () μῆνα () ἐκ () μηνὸς () καὶ () σάββατον () ἐκ () σαββάτου () ἥξει () πᾶσα () σὰρξ () ἐνώπιόν () μου () προσκυνῆσαι () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, () εἶπεν () κύριος. ()
[24] Καὶ () ἐξελεύσονται () καὶ () ὄψονται () τὰ () κῶλα () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων () τῶν () παραβεβηκότων () ἐν () ἐμοί· () ὁ () γὰρ () σκώληξ () αὐτῶν () οὐ () τελευτήσει, () καὶ () τὸ () πῦρ () αὐτῶν () οὐ () σβεσθήσεται, () καὶ () ἔσονται () εἰς () ὅρασιν () πάσῃ () σαρκί. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.