Isaiah 66
King James Version · 24 verses · 846 cross-references linking it to 402 other chapters
Explore Isaiah 66 in the interactive map- 1Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?69 cross-references: Acts 17:24, Acts 7:48–50, Matthew 5:34–35, 1 Kings 8:27, Psalms 132:7
- 2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.78 cross-references: Isaiah 57:15, Psalms 34:18, Psalms 51:17, Matthew 5:3–4, 2 Chronicles 34:27–28
- 3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.53 cross-references: Proverbs 15:8, Amos 5:21–22, Isaiah 1:11–15, Leviticus 2:2, Isaiah 65:12
- 4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.29 cross-references: Isaiah 65:12, Proverbs 1:24, 2 Kings 21:6, Proverbs 10:24, 2 Kings 21:2
- 5Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.57 cross-references: John 15:18–20, Matthew 5:10–12, Isaiah 66:2, Psalms 38:20, Matthew 10:22
- 6A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.16 cross-references: Joel 3:7–16, Isaiah 34:8, Amos 1:2, Isaiah 59:18, Isaiah 65:5–7
- 7Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.9 cross-references: Revelation 12:1–5, Isaiah 54:1, Galatians 4:26
- 8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.14 cross-references: Isaiah 49:20–22, Isaiah 64:4, Romans 15:18–21, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Acts 21:20
- 9Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.11 cross-references: Isaiah 37:3, Genesis 18:14
- 10Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:50 cross-references: Psalms 26:8, Psalms 137:6, Deuteronomy 32:43, Isaiah 65:18, Isaiah 44:23
- 11That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.18 cross-references: Isaiah 60:16, Joel 3:18, Isaiah 60:5, Psalms 36:8, 1 Peter 2:2
- 12For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.30 cross-references: Isaiah 48:18, Isaiah 60:16, Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 66:11, Isaiah 61:6
- 13As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.18 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 1:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:7, Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 40:1, Isaiah 66:10
- 14And 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.38 cross-references: Zechariah 10:7, Ezra 8:31, Ezra 8:22, Ezra 7:9, Isaiah 65:12–16
- 15For, 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.43 cross-references: Isaiah 30:33, 2 Peter 3:10–12, 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9, Matthew 22:7, Psalms 68:17
- 16For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.22 cross-references: Ezekiel 38:21–22, Isaiah 30:30, Ezekiel 39:2–10, Revelation 19:11–21, Isaiah 27:1
- 17They 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.14 cross-references: Isaiah 65:3–4, Deuteronomy 14:3–8, Isaiah 1:28–29, Leviticus 11:2–8
- 18For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.62 cross-references: Psalms 86:9, Revelation 11:15, Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 37:28, Psalms 67:2
- 19And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.93 cross-references: Isaiah 52:15, Romans 15:21, Ezekiel 27:10, Isaiah 55:5, Isaiah 60:9
- 20And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.31 cross-references: Isaiah 60:3–14, Isaiah 43:6, Isaiah 11:9, Romans 15:16, Isaiah 56:7
- 21And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.15 cross-references: 1 Peter 2:9, Exodus 19:6, Revelation 1:6, Isaiah 61:6, 1 Peter 2:5
- 22For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.23 cross-references: Isaiah 65:17, Revelation 21:1, 2 Peter 3:13, John 10:27–29, 1 Peter 1:4–5
- 23And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.27 cross-references: Ezekiel 46:1, Ezekiel 46:6, Psalms 86:9, Colossians 2:16–17, Zechariah 14:16
- 24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.44 cross-references: Revelation 14:10–11, Isaiah 14:11, Revelation 21:8, Daniel 12:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
Explained connections
- Heaven is my throne
Isaiah says no house can contain the God whose throne is heaven. Stephen quotes it when accused of speaking against the temple: God is not confined to buildings.
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