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14 When you see this, you will be happy,[a]
and you will be revived.[b]
The Lord will reveal his power to his servants
and his anger to his enemies.[c]
15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,
his chariots come like a windstorm,[d]
to reveal his raging anger,
his battle cry, and his flaming arrows.[e]
16 For the Lord judges all humanity[f]
with fire and his sword;
the Lord will kill many.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:14 tn “and you will see and your heart will be happy.”
  2. Isaiah 66:14 tn Heb “and your bones like grass will sprout.”
  3. Isaiah 66:14 tn Heb “and the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, and anger to his enemies.”
  4. Isaiah 66:15 sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.
  5. Isaiah 66:15 tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”
  6. Isaiah 66:16 tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NIV “upon all men”; TEV “all the people of the world.”
  7. Isaiah 66:16 tn Heb “many are the slain of the Lord.”

14 When you see this, your heart will rejoice(A)
    and you will flourish(B) like grass;
the hand(C) of the Lord will be made known to his servants,(D)
    but his fury(E) will be shown to his foes.
15 See, the Lord is coming with fire,(F)
    and his chariots(G) are like a whirlwind;(H)
he will bring down his anger with fury,
    and his rebuke(I) with flames of fire.
16 For with fire(J) and with his sword(K)
    the Lord will execute judgment(L) on all people,
    and many will be those slain(M) by the Lord.

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