Isaiah 66:13-23

13 "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will ¹comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem."

14 Then you will ²see this, and your ³heart will be glad, And your ⁴bones will flourish like the new grass; And the ⁵hand of the LORD will be made known to His servants, But He will be ⁶indignant toward His enemies.

15 For behold, the LORD will come in ⁷fire And His ⁸chariots like the whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire.

16 For the LORD will execute judgment by ⁹fire And by His ¹⁰sword on all flesh, And those slain by the LORD will be many.

17 "Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go to the ¹¹gardens, Following one in the center, Who eat ¹²swine's flesh, detestable things and mice, Will ¹³come to an end altogether," declares the LORD.

18 "For I know their works and their ¹⁴thoughts; the time is coming to ¹⁵gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.

19 "I will set a ¹⁶sign among them and will send survivors from them to the nations: ¹⁷Tarshish, Put, ¹⁸Lud, Meshech, ¹⁹ Tubal and Javan, to the distant ²⁰ coastlands that have neither heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they will ²¹ declare My glory among the nations.

20 "Then they shall ²²bring all your brethren from all the nations as a grain offering to the LORD, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules and on camels, to My ²³holy mountain Jerusalem," says the LORD, "just as the sons of Israel bring their grain offering in a ²⁴clean vessel to the house of the LORD.

21 "I will also take some of them for ²⁵priests and for Levites," says the LORD.

22 "For just as the ²⁶new heavens and the new earth Which I make will endure before Me," declares the LORD, "So your ²⁷offspring and your ²⁸name will endure.

23 "And it shall be from ²⁹new moon to new moon And from sabbath to sabbath, All mankind will come to ³⁰bow down before Me," says the LORD.

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Isaiah 66:13-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 66

This chapter treats of the same things as the former, the rejection of the unbelieving Jews, and the regard had to them that did believe; the conversion of that people in the latter day; the calling of the Gentiles, and the happy state of the church in the last times. The causes of the rejection of the Jews were their unworthy notions of God, as if he was confined to the temple of Jerusalem, and to be pleased with external sacrifices, now both at an end under the Gospel dispensation; a better sacrifice being offered, and a more spiritual worship set up everywhere; which notions are considered, Isa 66:1-3, and because they were set upon their ways and works, and rejected the Gospel of Christ, they are threatened with ruin, Isa 66:3,4 and the disciples of Christ, whom they excommunicated and persecuted, have a promise of divine appearance for them, while vengeance shall be taken on their enemies, their city and temple, Isa 66:5,6, nevertheless, in the latter day, there will be a large and sudden conversion of this nation of the Jews, which is signified by the birth of them, which will be matter of great joy to all the true lovers of the interest of Christ, Isa 66:7-11 and what will add to the prosperity, joy, and comfort of the church of Christ at this time, will be the bringing in of the fulness of the Gentiles, Isa 66:12-14 at which time the vials of God's wrath will be poured out upon antichrist and his followers, Isa 66:15-17 and the chapter is concluded with a fresh account of large conversions of men of all nations, and of the union of Jews and Gentiles in one church state, which shall long remain, and be undisturbed by enemies, who will be all slain, and their carcasses looked upon with contempt, Isa 66:18-24.