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Isaiah 66:2

in Isaiah 66

Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

For all these things hath my hand made, and so all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.

KJV

For 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.

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This verse in Isaiah 66

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 420.

on Isaiah 66:2-3

(Vers. 2, 3.) But to whom shall I look, except to the poor and contrite in spirit, and trembling at my words? He who slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who remembers frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. LXX: And to whom shall I look, except to the humble and peaceful, and trembling at my words? But unjust is the one who sacrifices a calf as if striking a man.

This site's exposition

The heaven is my throne

on Isaiah 66:1-2

Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool is quoted at length by Stephen in Acts 7:49-50, verified, the last argument of his speech against a temple trusted as though it could contain the God who made all things. The question that follows, where is the house that ye build unto me?, is not a rejection of the temple's existence but of any confidence placed in a building rather than in the God it was built to serve, a point Barnes and Henry both draw from the same verse Stephen used against his accusers. To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word turns the chapter from architecture to character, naming the dwelling the Lord seeks as a humbled heart rather than a house of stone.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

And all those things have been “And all these things are mine” - A word absolutely necessary to the sense is here lost out of the text: לי li, mine. It is preserved by the Septuagint and Syriac.

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • אֵ֙לֶּה֙these [things]

    ʾelehH428 →746 times

  • יָדִ֣יhand my

    yadiH3027 →1618 times

  • עָשָׂ֔תָהit made

    ʾasatahH6213 →2628 times

  • וַיִּהְי֥וּand they were

    vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times

  • כָל־all

    khol-H3605 →5413 times

  • אֵ֖לֶּהthese [things]

    ʾelehH428 →746 times

  • נְאֻם־[the] utterance of

    neum-H5002 →376 times

  • יְהוָ֑הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • וְאֶל־and to

    veel-H413 →5510 times

  • זֶ֣הthis one

    zehH2088 →1180 times

  • אַבִּ֔יטI will look

    ʾabitH5027 →69 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • עָנִי֙an afflicted [person]

    ʾaniH6041 →73 times

  • וּנְכֵה־and a [person] stricken of

    unekheh-H5223 →

  • ר֔וּחַspirit

    ruachH7307 →378 times

  • וְחָרֵ֖דand a [person] trembling

    vecharedH2730 →

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • דְּבָרִֽי׃word my

    devariH1697 →1440 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.162 worksProverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.136 worksMicah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?87 worksPsalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.50 worksIsaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.49 worksPsalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.44 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.41 worksIsaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,32 works2 Chronicles 34:27–28because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.31 works1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”29 worksProverbs 28:14Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.26 worksPhilippians 2:12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.26 worksPsalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.22 worksPsalms 138:6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.22 worksLuke 18:13–14But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’21 worksIsaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”17 worksMatthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.17 worksEzra 10:3So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.16 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 34:18

    The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 147:3

      He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 145:18

      The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

    • Isaiah 57:15

      For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…

    • Isaiah 61:1

      The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…

    • Psalms 51:17

      The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

  • Through

    Psalms 51:17

    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 34:18

      The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Isaiah 57:15

    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit,…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 66:1–2

      This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

    • Psalms 138:6

      Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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