Isaiah 66:6
Context66:6 The sound of battle comes from the city;
the sound comes from the temple!
It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies.
Isaiah 66:14-16
Context66:14 When you see this, you will be happy, 1
and you will be revived. 2
The Lord will reveal his power to his servants
and his anger to his enemies. 3
66:15 For look, the Lord comes with fire,
his chariots come like a windstorm, 4
to reveal his raging anger,
his battle cry, and his flaming arrows. 5
66:16 For the Lord judges all humanity 6
with fire and his sword;
the Lord will kill many. 7
1 tn “and you will see and your heart will be happy.”
2 tn Heb “and your bones like grass will sprout.”
3 tn Heb “and the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, and anger to his enemies.”
4 sn Chariots are like a windstorm in their swift movement and in the way that they kick up dust.
5 tn Heb “to cause to return with the rage of his anger, and his battle cry [or “rebuke”] with flames of fire.”
6 tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NIV “upon all men”; TEV “all the people of the world.”
7 tn Heb “many are the slain of the Lord.”