Isaiah 66
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Thus says the LORD:
a "Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?
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For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,"
Says the LORD.
b "But on this one will I look:
c On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
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"He d who kills a bull is as if he slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he e breaks a dog's neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine's blood;
He who burns incense, as if he blesses an idol.
Just as they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,
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So will I choose their delusions,
And bring their fears on them;
f Because, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight."
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Hear the word of the LORD,
You who tremble at His word:
"Your brethren who g hated you,
Who cast you out for My name's sake, said,
h 'Let the LORD be glorified,
That i we may see your joy.'
But they shall be ashamed."
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The sound of noise from the city!
A voice from the temple!
The voice of the LORD,
Who fully repays His enemies!
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"Before she was in labor, she gave birth;
Before her pain came,
She delivered a male child.
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Who has heard such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day?
Or shall a nation be born at once?
For as soon as Zion was in labor,
She gave birth to her children.
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Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?" says the LORD.
"Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?" says your God.
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"Rejoice with Jerusalem,
And be glad with her, all you who love her;
Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;
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That you may feed and be satisfied
With the consolation of her bosom,
That you may drink deeply and be delighted
With the abundance of her glory."
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For thus says the LORD:
"Behold, j I will extend peace to her like a river,
And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream.
Then you shall k feed;
On her sides shall you be l carried,
And be dandled on her knees.
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As one whom his mother comforts,
So I will m comfort you;
And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem."
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When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,
And n your bones shall flourish like grass;
The hand of the LORD shall be known to His servants,
And His indignation to His enemies.
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o 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.
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For by fire and by p His sword
The LORD will judge all flesh;
And the slain of the LORD shall be q many.
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"Those r who sanctify themselves and purify themselves,
To go to the gardens
After an idol in the midst,
Eating swine's flesh and the abomination and the mouse,
Shall be consumed together," says the LORD.
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"For I know their works and their s thoughts. It shall be that I will t gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.
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u "I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. v And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.
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"Then they shall w bring all your brethren x for an offering to the LORD out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem," says the LORD, "as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
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"And I will also take some of them for y priests and Levites," says the LORD.
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"For as z the new heavens and the new earth
Which I will make shall remain before Me," says the LORD,
"So shall your descendants and your name remain.
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And a it shall come to pass
That from one New Moon to another,
And from one Sabbath to another,
b All flesh shall come to worship before Me," says the LORD.
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"And they shall go forth and look
Upon the corpses of the men
Who have transgressed against Me.
For their c worm does not die,
And their fire is not quenched.
They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."
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Cross References
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
2 Chronicles 6:18
But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
Psalms 11:4
The LORD is in His holy temple, The LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
Matthew 5:34
But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.
Acts 17:24
God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
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Cross References
Psalms 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken hea...
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabi...
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because ...
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is t...
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be ...
Luke 18:13
"And the tax collector, standing afar off, woul...
Luke 18:14
"I tell you, this man went down to his house ju...
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Cross References
Psalms 34:18
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart - These, O God, You will not despise.
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Cross References
Isaiah 1:10 - 17
Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the law of our God, You people of Gomorrah:
Isaiah 58:1 - 7
Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.
Micah 6:7
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:18
You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the LORD your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the LORD your God.
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Cross References
Proverbs 1:24
Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded.
Isaiah 65:12
Therefore I will number you for the sword, And you shall all bow down to the slaughter; Because, when I called, you did not answer; When I spoke, you did not hear, But did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.
Jeremiah 7:13
And now, because you have done all these works," says the LORD, "and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I called you, but you did not answer.
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Cross References
Psalms 38:20
Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.
Isaiah 60:15
Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations.
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake.
Luke 6:23
Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
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Cross References
Isaiah 5:19
That say, "Let Him make speed and hasten His work, That we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, That we may know it.
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Cross References
2 Thessalonians 1:10
When He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
Titus 2:13
Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Cross References
Isaiah 48:18
Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
Isaiah 60:5
Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
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Cross References
Isaiah 60:16
You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:22
Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
Isaiah 60:4
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
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Cross References
Isaiah 51:3
For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:4
Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 37:1
The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
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Cross References
Isaiah 9:5
For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Cross References
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.
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Cross References
Isaiah 34:6
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
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Cross References
Isaiah 65:3 - 8
A people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face; Who sacrifice in gardens, And burn incense on altars of brick.
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Cross References
Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths.
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Cross References
Isaiah 45:22 - 25
Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
Jeremiah 3:17
At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts.
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Cross References
Luke 2:34
Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against
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Cross References
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations," Says the LORD of hosts.
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:22
Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, And set up My standard for the peoples; They shall bring your sons in their arms, And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
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Cross References
Isaiah 18:7
In that time a present will be brought to the LORD of hosts From a people tall and smooth of skin, And from a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, Whose land the rivers divide - To the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, To Mount Zion.
Romans 15:16
That I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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Cross References
Exodus 19:6
'And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel."
Isaiah 61:6
But you shall be named the priests of the LORD, They shall call you the servants of our God. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory you shall boast.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Revelation 1:6
And has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Cross References
Isaiah 65:17
For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.
Hebrews 12:26
Whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.
Hebrews 12:27
Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
2 Peter 3:13
Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Revelation 21:1
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.
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Cross References
Zechariah 14:16
And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Cross References
Zechariah 14:17 - 21
And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain.
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:11
Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.
Mark 9:44
"where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.'
Mark 9:46
"where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.'
Mark 9:48
"where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.'
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