Isaiah 66:20
in Isaiah 66And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations for an oblation unto Jehovah, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith Jehovah, as the children of Israel bring their oblation in a clean vessel into the house of Jehovah.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in Isaiah 66
Commentary
12 notes on this verseAnd in chariots “And in counes” - There is a sort of vehicle much used in the east, consisting of a pair of hampers or cradles, thrown across a camel’s back, one on each side; in each of which a person is carried. They have a covering to defend them from the rain and the sun. Thevenot calls them counes, 1 p. 3
This site's exposition
am coming to gather all nations and tongues
on Isaiah 66:18-21
“I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues” turns judgment into witness. The survivors are sent across the world, and “they will proclaim My glory among the nations”. Delitzsch and Alexander weigh whether the priests and Levites of verse 21 are Gentiles or Israelites.
This site's exposition
they will bring all your brothers
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown read your brothers as the Jews carried by the nations, and the gift as the figure Paul uses in Romans 15:16. Barnes pictures a vast caravan of the nations. Henry recalls the eunuch who came to worship at Jerusalem in his chariot.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Verse 20.) And they shall proclaim my glory among the nations, and they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and on mules, and on carts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord. LXX: And they shall proclaim my glory among the nations, and they shall bring your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, with horses and chariots, and with litters on the backs of mules, with sunshades to the holy city Jerusalem, says the Lord.
For like something consecrated to God, the host of the nations are given over to God's glory, released from all charges through faith and washed from all filth through holy baptism, like a guest's gift, as if given out of the apostolic fervor for God. On that account they rejoice, naming him their joy and crown. For that the return of the nations to God happens in an extremely comfortable fashion and without sweat and struggle is clearly declared in parabolic fashion when he speaks for our instruction, saying that "they will be led with horses, chariots, now with illuminations, now with shade.…"
The Medieval Church1 voice
Third, he sets out the preparation of those to be judged. And first, as to the good; second, as to the wicked: and they shall go out, and see (Isa 66:22). The first of these is divided into two parts. First, as to the Jews, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Your brethren -- those who are the children of Abraham, not considered as the father of the Jewish nation only, but considered as the father of many nations, and as the father of the faithful, and so are your brethren, shall be brought out of all nations for an offering to the Lord.
The eunuch some time after came to worship at Jerusalem in his chariot and took home with him the knowledge of Christ and his holy religion. [2.] To the Gentiles, some of all nations, that should be converted to Christ, and so added to his church, which, though a spiritual accession, is often in prophecy represented by a local motion.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
3 He 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.
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And they shall bring all your brethren, for an offering unto the Lord, out of all nations,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
they--the Gentiles (Isa 66:19). bring . . . your brethren--the Jews, back to the Holy Land (Isa 49:22). It cannot mean the mere entrance of the Jews into the Christian Church; for such an entrance would be by faith, not upon "horses, litters, and mules" [HOUBIGANT]. "Offering" is metaphorical, as in Ro 15:16. horses--not much used by the Jews.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And they shall bring all your brethren - That is, as great success shall attend them as if they should bring back all who had gone there when scattered abroad, and should present them as an offering to Yahweh. The image here is taken from the scene which would be presented, should the distant nations be seen bringing the scattered exiles in all lands on horses, and on palanquins, and on dromedaries, again to Jerusalem, and presenting them before Yahweh in the city where they formerly dwelt. It is the image of a vast caravan, conducted by the pagan world when they had become tributary to the people of God, and when they united to return them to their own land. The spiritual signification is, that all they who should be appropriately called, brethren,’ all who should be the true friends of God, should be brought and offered to Yahweh; that is, there should be a great accession to the people of God from the pagan world. For an offering unto the Lord. - Hebrew, מנחה minchāh - not a bloody offering or sacrifice: but an offering such as was made by flour, oil, etc. (see the notes at Isa 1:13.) Out of all nations - The truth shall be proclaimed in all lands, and a vast accession shall be made from all parts of the world to the true church of God. To understand this description, we must form an idea of immense caravans proceeding from distant parts of the world to Jerusalem, bearing along the converts to the true religion to be dedicated to the service of Yahweh. Upon horses - Horses were little used by the Hebrews (see the notes at Isa 2:7), but they are much used by the Arabs, and form an important part of the caravan that goes to distant places. And in chariots - (Compare the notes at Isa 66:15). It is, however, by no means certain that the word used here refers to a wheeled vehicle, Such vehicles were not used in caravans. […]
The words behind it
29 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵבִ֣יאוּ | veheviu | and they will bring back | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם | ʾacheikhem | relatives your | H251 → | 630 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| מִנְחָ֣ה׀ | minchah | an offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| לַֽיהוָ֡ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בַּסּוּסִ֡ים | basusim | on <the> horses | H5483 → | 140 times |
| וּ֠בָרֶכֶב | uvarekhev | and in <the> chariot[s] | H7393 → | 119 times |
| וּבַצַּבִּ֨ים | uvatzabim | and in <the> wagons | H6632 → | |
| וּבַפְּרָדִ֜ים | uvaperadim | and on <the> mules | H6505 → | |
| וּבַכִּרְכָּר֗וֹת | uvakirkarot | and on <the> camels | H3753 → | |
| עַ֣ל | ʾal | to | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַ֥ר | har | [the] mountain of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| קָדְשִׁ֛י | kodshi | holiness my | H6944 → | 469 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָבִיאוּ֩ | yaviu | they will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְנֵ֨י | venei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּנְחָ֛ה | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| בִּכְלִ֥י | bikhli | in a vessel | H3627 → | 325 times |
| טָה֖וֹר | tahor | pure | H2889 → | |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהֵבִ֣יאוּand they will bring back
veheviuH935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲחֵיכֶ֣םrelatives your
ʾacheikhemH251 →630 times
מִכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀the nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
מִנְחָ֣ה׀an offering
minchahH4503 →211 times
לַֽיהוָ֡הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
בַּסּוּסִ֡יםon <the> horses
basusimH5483 →140 times
וּ֠בָרֶכֶבand in <the> chariot[s]
uvarekhevH7393 →119 times
וּבַצַּבִּ֨יםand in <the> wagons
uvatzabimH6632 →
וּבַפְּרָדִ֜יםand on <the> mules
uvaperadimH6505 →
וּבַכִּרְכָּר֗וֹתand on <the> camels
uvakirkarotH3753 →
עַ֣לto
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
הַ֥ר[the] mountain of
harH2022 →546 times
קָדְשִׁ֛יholiness my
kodshiH6944 →469 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
יָבִיאוּ֩they will bring
yaviuH935 →2568 times
בְנֵ֨י[the] people of
veneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּנְחָ֛הthe grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
בִּכְלִ֥יin a vessel
bikhliH3627 →325 times
טָה֖וֹרpure
tahorH2889 →
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
it leads to
- Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
- Psalms 98:2–3
The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
- Micah 4:2–4
And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that…
- Job 5:23
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
- Habakkuk 2:14
Through
Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all…
it leads to
- Isaiah 11:6–9
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
- Micah 4:3
Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take…
- Isaiah 11:6–9
Through
Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:17–18
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:17–18
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 5:6.66:18-21; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Joseph Addison Alexander, Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.