Chapter 66

Thus saith¹ the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: ¹⁹¹⁶ where [is] the house that ye build⁴ unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

For all those [things] hath mine hand made,¹ and all those [things] have been, saith⁷ the LORD: but to this [man] will I look,⁵⁵ [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

He that killeth⁶ an ox [is as if] he slew⁵⁶ a man; he that sacrificeth⁶ a lamb, [as if] he cut off a dog's neck;⁶ he that offereth⁵⁶ an oblation, [as if he offered] swine's blood; he that burneth⁵⁶ incense, [as if] he blessed¹⁸ an idol. Yea, they have chosen¹ their own ways, and their soul delighteth¹ in their abominations.

I also will choose⁴ their delusions, and will bring⁵⁵ their fears upon them; because when I called,¹ none did answer;⁶ when I spake,¹⁴ they did not hear:¹ but they did⁴ evil before mine eyes, and chose¹ [that] in which I delighted¹ not.

Hear³ the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated⁶ you, that cast you out¹⁸ for my name's sake, said,¹ Let the LORD be glorified:⁴ but he shall appear¹² to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.⁴

A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth¹⁸ recompence to his enemies.⁶

Before she travailed,⁴ she brought forth;¹ before her pain came,⁴ she was delivered⁵² of a man child.

Who hath heard¹ such a thing? who hath seen¹ such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth⁹³ in one day? [or] shall a nation be born¹¹ at once? for as soon as Zion travailed,¹ she brought forth¹ her children.

Shall I bring to the birth,⁵⁵ and not cause to bring forth?⁵⁵ saith⁴ the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth,⁵⁶ and shut¹ [the womb]? saith¹ thy God.

Rejoice³ ye with Jerusalem, and be glad³ with her, all ye that love⁶ her: rejoice³ for joy with her, all ye that mourn¹⁰² for her:

That ye may suck,⁴ and be satisfied¹ with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out,⁴ and be delighted⁹⁸ with the abundance of her glory.

For thus saith¹ the LORD, Behold, I will extend⁶ peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing⁶ stream: then shall ye suck,¹ ye shall be borne¹¹ upon [her] sides, and be dandled⁵¹ upon [her] knees.

As one whom his mother comforteth,¹⁷ so will I comfort¹⁷ you; and ye shall be comforted²⁹ in Jerusalem.

And when ye see¹ [this], your heart shall rejoice,¹ and your bones shall flourish⁴ like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known⁸ toward his servants, and [his] indignation¹ toward his enemies.⁶

For, behold, the LORD will come⁴ with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render⁵³ his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead¹² with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.¹

They that sanctify¹⁰² themselves, and purify¹⁰² themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating⁶ swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed⁴ together, saith⁷ the LORD.

For I [know] their works and their thoughts: it shall come,⁶ that I will gather¹⁵ all nations and tongues; and they shall come,¹ and see¹ my glory.

And I will set¹ a sign among them, and I will send¹⁴ those that escape of them unto the nations, [to] Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw⁶ the bow, [to] Tubal, and Javan, [to] the isles afar off, that have not heard¹ my fame, neither have seen¹ my glory; and they shall declare⁵² my glory among the Gentiles.

And they shall bring⁵² 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, saith¹ the LORD, as the children of Israel bring⁵⁵ an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.

And I will also take⁴ of them for priests [and] for Levites, saith¹ the LORD.

For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make,⁶ shall remain⁶ before me, saith⁷ the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.⁴

And it shall come to pass, [that] from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come⁴ to worship⁹⁹ before me, saith¹ the LORD.

And they shall go forth,¹ and look¹ upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed⁶ against me: for their worm shall not die,⁴ neither shall their fire be quenched;⁴ and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.