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Text -- Isaiah 66:1-15 (NET)
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66:1 This is what the Lord says : “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool . Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest ?
66:2 My hand made them ; that is how they came to be,” says the Lord . I show special favor to the humble and contrite , who respect what I have to say .
66:3 The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man ; the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog’s neck ; the one who presents an offering includes pig’s blood with it; the one who offers incense also praises an idol . They have decided to behave this way ; they enjoy these disgusting practices .
66:4 So I will choose severe punishment for them; I will bring on them what they dread , because I called , and no one responded , I spoke and they did not listen . They did evil before me; they chose to do what displeases me.”
66:5 Hear the word of the Lord , you who respect what he has to say ! Your countrymen , who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name , say, “May the Lord be glorified , then we will witness your joy .” But they will be put to shame .
66:6 The sound of battle comes from the city ; the sound comes from the temple ! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies .
66:7 Before she goes into labor , she gives birth ! Before her contractions begin , she delivers a boy !
66:8 Who has ever heard of such a thing ? Who has ever seen this ? Can a country be brought forth in one day ? Can a nation be born in a single moment ? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons !
66:9 “Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and then not deliver it?” asks the Lord . “Or do I bring a baby to the point of delivery and then hold it back ?” asks your God .
66:10 Be happy for Jerusalem and rejoice with her, all you who love her! Share in her great joy , all you who have mourned over her!
66:11 For you will nurse from her satisfying breasts and be nourished ; you will feed with joy from her milk-filled breasts .
66:12 For this is what the Lord says : “Look , I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river , the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks . You will nurse from her breast and be carried at her side ; you will play on her knees .
66:13 As a mother consoles a child , so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem .”
66:14 When you see this, you will be happy , and you will be revived . The Lord will reveal his power to his servants and his anger to his enemies .
66:15 For look , the Lord comes with fire , his chariots come like a windstorm , to reveal his raging anger , his battle cry , and his flaming arrows .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Isaiah |
Israel |
Jesus, The Christ |
Gentiles |
Church |
God |
Joy |
Hypocrisy |
Footstool |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Worship |
ISAIAH, 1-7 |
Throne |
DELIGHT |
GOD, 2 |
Frankincense |
GRASS |
Swine |
Humility |
Quotations and Allusions |
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NET Notes -> Isa 66:2; Isa 66:2; Isa 66:2; Isa 66:2; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:4; Isa 66:4; Isa 66:5; Isa 66:5; Isa 66:5; Isa 66:8; Isa 66:9; Isa 66:11; Isa 66:11; Isa 66:11; Isa 66:11; Isa 66:12; Isa 66:12; Isa 66:13; Isa 66:14; Isa 66:14; Isa 66:14; Isa 66:15; Isa 66:15
NET Notes: Isa 66:2 Heb “to the humble and the lowly in spirit and the one who trembles at my words.”
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NET Notes: Isa 66:8 Heb “land,” but here אֶרֶץ (’erets) stands metonymically for an organized nation (see the following li...
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NET Notes: Isa 66:11 Zion’s residents will benefit from and enjoy her great material prosperity. See v. 12.
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NET Notes: Isa 66:12 The words “from her breast” are supplied in the translation for clarification (see v. 11).
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NET Notes: Isa 66:14 Heb “and the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, and anger to his enemies.”
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