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Isaiah 66:15-17
Contemporary English Version
Isaiah 66:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 The Lord will come down
like a whirlwind
with his flaming chariots.
He will be furiously angry
and punish his enemies
with fire.
16 The Lord's fiery sword
will bring justice
everywhere on this earth
and execute many people.
A Threat and a Promise
17 Some of you get yourselves ready and go to a garden to worship a foreign goddess.[a] You eat the meat of pigs, lizards, and mice. But I, the Lord, will destroy you for this.
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- 66.17 Some … goddess: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Isaiah 66:15-17
New International Version
Isaiah 66:15-17
New International Version
15 See, the Lord is coming with fire,(A)
and his chariots(B) are like a whirlwind;(C)
he will bring down his anger with fury,
and his rebuke(D) with flames of fire.
16 For with fire(E) and with his sword(F)
the Lord will execute judgment(G) on all people,
and many will be those slain(H) by the Lord.
17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens,(I) following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs,(J) rats(K) and other unclean things—they will meet their end(L) together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord.
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