66:1 Thus saith Yehovah, Heaven is my
throne, and the earth is my footstool: what kind of a house will ye build
me? and of what kind [is to be] the place of my rest?
66:2 For all these things are mine, saith Yehovah: and to whom will I have
respect, but to the humble and meek, and the [man] that trembles [at] my
words?
66:3 But the transgressor that sacrifices a calf to me, is as he that kills
a dog; and he that offers fine flour, as [one that offers] swine's blood; he
that gives frankincense for a memorial, is as a blasphemer. Yet they have
chosen their own ways, and their soul has delighted in their abominations.
66:4 I also will choose their mockeries, and will recompense their sins upon
them; because I called them, and they did not hearken to me; I spoke, and
they heard not: and they did evil before me, and chose the things wherein I
delighted not.
66:5 Hear the words of Yehovah, ye that tremble at his word; speak ye, our
brethren, to them that hate you and abominate you, that the name of Yehovah
may be glorified, and may appear their joy; but they shall be ashamed.
66:6 A voice of a cry from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the
Lord rendering recompence to [his] adversaries.
66:7 Before she that travailed brought forth, before the travail-pain came
on, she escaped [it] and brought forth a male.
66:8 Who has heard such a thing? and who has seen after this manner? Has the
earth travailed in one day? or has even a nation been born at once, that
Zion has travailed, and brought forth her children?
66:9 But I have raised this expectation, yet thou hast not remembered me,
saith Yehovah: behold, have not I made the bearing and barren woman? saith
thy Elohim.
66:10 Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and all ye that love her hold in her a general
assembly: rejoice greatly with her, all that [now] mourn over her:
66:11 that ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breast of her consolation;
that ye may milk out, and delight yourselves with the influx of her glory.
66:12 For thus saith Yehovah, Behold, I turn toward them as a river of
peace, and as a torrent bringing upon them in a flood the glory of the
Gentiles: their children shall be borne upon the shoulders, and comforted on
the knees.
66:13 As if his mother should comfort one, so will I also comfort you; and
ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
66:14 And ye shall see, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall
thrive like grass: and the hand of Yehovah shall be known to them that fear
him, and he shall threaten the disobedient.
66:15 For, behold, Yehovah will come as fire, and his chariots as a storm,
to render his vengeance with wrath, and his rebuke with a flame of fire.
66:16 For with the fire of Yehovah all the earth shall be judged, and all
flesh with his sword: many shall be slain by Yehovah.
66:17 They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves in the gardens,
and eat swine's flesh in the porches, and the abominations, and the mouse,
shall be consumed together, saith Yehovah.
66:18 And I [know] their works and their imagination. I am going to gather
all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
66:19 And I will leave a sign upon them, and I will send forth them that
have escaped of them to the nations, to Tharsis, and Phud, and Lud, and
Mosoch, and to Thobel, and to Greece, and to the isles afar off, to those
who have not heard my name, nor seen my glory; and they shall declare my
glory among the Gentiles.
66:20 And they shall bring your brethren out of all nations for a gift to
Yehovah with horses, and chariots, in litters [drawn by] mules with
awnings, to the holy city Jerusalem, said Yehovah, as though the children
of Israel should bring their sacrifices to me with psalms into the house of
Yehovah.
66:21 And I will take of them priests and Levites, saith Yehovah.
66:22 For as the new heaven and the new earth, which I make, remain before
me, saith Yehovah, so shall your seed and your name continue.
66:23 And it shall come to pass from month to month, and from sabbath to
sabbath, [that] all flesh shall come to worship before me in Jerusalem,
saith Yehovah.
66:24 And they shall go forth, and see the carcasses of the men that have
transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall
not be quenched; and they shall be a spectacle to all flesh. |
66:1 Thus saith Yehovah, 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?
66:2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have
been, saith Yehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor
and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
66:3 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.
66:4 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.
66:5 Hear the word of Yehovah, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren
that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let Yehovah be
glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
66:6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the
Yehovah that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
66:7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was
delivered of a man child.
66:8 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.
66:9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the
Yehovah: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy Elohim.
66:10 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:
66:11 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.
66:12 For thus saith Yehovah, 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.
66:13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall
be comforted in Jerusalem.
66:14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall
flourish like an herb: and the hand of Yehovah shall be known toward his
servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
66:15 For, behold, Yehovah will come with fire, and with his chariots like
a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of
fire.
66:16 For by fire and by his sword will Yehovah plead with all flesh: and
the slain of Yehovah shall be many.
66:17 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 Yehovah.
66:18 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.
66:19 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.
66:20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto Yehovah
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 Yehovah,
as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house
of Yehovah.
66:21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the
Yehovah.
66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall
remain before me, saith Yehovah, so shall your seed and your name remain.
66:23 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
Yehovah.
66:24 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. |