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Isaiah 66:15

66:14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
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, behold, Yahweh will come with fire, and his chariots will be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

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.

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.

66:16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

What does Isaiah 66:15 mean?

Isaiah 66:15 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), בּוֹא (bôwʼ), אֵשׁ (ʼêsh).

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For,
behold,
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
will
comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
with
fire,אֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)
and
with
his
chariotsמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh/mer-kaw-baw'/H4818a chariot
like
a
whirlwind,סוּפָהçûwphâh/soo-faw'/H5492a hurricane
to
renderשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
his
angerאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
with
fury,חֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
and
his
rebukeגְּעָרָהgᵉʻârâh/gheh-aw-raw'/H1606a chiding
with
flamesלַהַבlahab/lah'-hab/H3851a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of aweapon
of
fire.אֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 66:15.

Deuteronomy 9:19

For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.

Genesis 14:7

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Genesis 15:17

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. a burning: Heb. a lamp of fire

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Genesis 27:44

And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 66:15 say?

Isaiah 66:15 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Isaiah 66:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 66:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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