Isaiah 66 · Verse 16

Isaiah 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.
Isaiah 66:16, King James Version

Isaiah 66:16 in other translations

BSBFor by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
WEBFor the LORD will execute judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh; and those slain by the LORD will be many.
ASVFor by fire will Jehovah execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and the slain of Jehovah shall be many.
YLTFor by fire and by His sword, Doth Jehovah do judgment with all flesh. And many have been Jehovah's pierced ones.'
DARBYFor by fire and by his sword will Jehovah enter into judgment with all flesh: and the slain of Jehovah shall be many.
BBEFor with fire and sword will the Lord come, judging all the earth, and his sword will be on all flesh: and great numbers will be put to death by him.
WebsterFor 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 66:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. Rather, "With fire will Jehovah judge, and with His sword (He will judge) all flesh." The parallelism and collocation of the Hebrew words favor this (Is 65:12). all flesh--that is, all who are the objects of His wrath. The godly shall be hidden by the Lord in a place of safety away from the scene of judgment (Is 26:20, 21; Psa 31:20; 1Th 4:16, 17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 66:15-24

A prophetic declaration is given of the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, especially that of all antichristian opposers of the gospel in the latter days. Is. 66:19,20, set forth the abundance of means for conversion of sinners. These expressions are figurative, and express the plentiful and gracious helps for bringing God's elect home to Christ. All shall be welcome; and nothing shall be wanting for…

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Isaiah 66:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
בָאֵשׁ֙va.'Eshby <the> fireH784
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
נִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.Pat[will] enter into judgmentH8199
וּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.Boand by sword hisH2719
אֶת\־'et-withH854
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בָּשָׂ֑רba.SarfleshH1320
וְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.Buand they will be manyH7231
חַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.Lei[those] slain ofH2491
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 66:16

  • Ezekiel 38:21-22

    And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

  • Isaiah 30:30

    And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

  • Ezekiel 39:2-10

    And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. …

  • Isaiah 27:1

    In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

  • Revelation 19:11-21

    And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. …

  • Isaiah 34:5-10

    For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
27:1; 34:5-10; Eze 38:21,22; 39:2-10; Re 19:11-21

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Context

  • Isaiah 66:15

    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.

  • Isaiah 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.

  • Isaiah 66:17

    They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.

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Isaiah 66:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque Jehová juzgará con fuego y con su espada á toda carne: y los muertos de Jehová serán multiplicados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car l’ Éternel entrera en jugement avec toute chair, par le feu, et par son épée; et les tués de l’ Éternel seront en grand nombre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn durch Feuer und durch sein Schwert wird Jehova Gericht üben an allem Fleische, und der Erschlagenen Jehovas werden viele sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quia in igne Dominus dijudicabit, et in gladio suo ad omnem carnem; et multiplicabuntur interfecti a Domino,