Isaiah 66:14
in Isaiah 66When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
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ASV
And ye shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in Isaiah 66
Commentary
11 notes on this verse(Verse 13, 14) Just as a mother caresses her child, so will I comfort you, and in Jerusalem you will find comfort. Your heart will rejoice and your bones will flourish like grass. The hand of the Lord will be known to his servants, and he will be angry with his enemies. The Septuagint translates 'servants' as 'those who fear' and 'enemies' as 'unbelievers'; the rest is the same. We learn from the example of mothers, who surpass all charity by nourishing their children with love in their arms, the mercy of the Creator towards his creatures.
This site's exposition
I will extend peace to her like a river
on Isaiah 66:12-14
“I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream” pictures plenty arriving by a steady channel. The comfort becomes personal, spoken by the LORD Himself: “As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you”.
This site's exposition
you will flourish like grass
Jerome's text reads that the bones will flourish, and Aquinas takes them as the dry bones of Ezekiel 37:4. Theodoret sees the resurrection of the dead in it. The Septuagint names the servants those who fear and the enemies unbelievers, Jerome notes.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
For it is not only in the present life that I provide consolation for you through my heralds, but also in the heavenly city I will fill you with manifold joys—granting you the resurrection from the dead. This is what he meant by comparing the …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Third, as to the enjoyment of goods, you shall see good things given to you by God; bones, you who in adversity were like dry bones: you dry bones, hear the word of the Lord (Ezek 37:4). Or you shall see the divine essence: the …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
He that, &c. - Solomon, Prov. xv, 8, gives a full commentary on the whole verse; The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord. As if - From hence it is plain, that the prophet is not here reflecting upon idolatrous worship, but formal worship: upon those who in a formality worshipped the true God, and by acts which he had appointed.
20 ): Since I spoke against him, my bowels are troubled for him; he is a dear son, he is a pleasant child. Thus the mother comforts. Thus you shall be comforted in Jerusalem, in the favours bestowed on the church, which you shall partake of, and in the thanksgivings offered by the church, which you shall concur with.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-citation-number+unbalanced-parens
When you see such crowding for a share in those comforts you shall be the more solicitous and the more vigorous to secure your share, not for fear of having the less for others coming in to partake of Christ" (there is no danger of that; he has enough for all and enough for each), "but their zeal shall provoke you to a holy jealousy. " It is well when it does so, Rom. xi.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Rejoice - The peace of the church and the propagation of the kingdom of Christ, is always the cause of an heart rejoicing to such as fear God, so that they flourish like an herb in the spring.
And when ye see this,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And when ye see this - This great accession to the church from the Gentile world. Your bones shall flourish like an herb - This is an image which is often employed in the Scriptures.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
and the hand of the Lord shall be known When He wreaks His vengeance and His awesome acts, His servants shall know the strength of the might of His hand.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּרְאִיתֶם֙ | ureitem | and you will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| וְשָׂ֣שׂ | vesas | and it will exult | H7797 → | 27 times |
| לִבְּכֶ֔ם | libekhem | heart your | H3820 → | 595 times |
| וְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | veatzmoteikhem | and bones your | H6106 → | 126 times |
| כַּדֶּ֣שֶׁא | kadeshe' | like <the> grass | H1877 → | 14 times |
| תִפְרַ֑חְנָה | tifrachnah | they will sprout | H6524 → | 36 times |
| וְנוֹדְעָ֤ה | venodah | and it will be made known | H3045 → | 945 times |
| יַד־ | yad- | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| עֲבָדָ֔יו | ʾavadav | servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וְזָעַ֖ם | vezaam | and he will be indignant | H2194 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֹיְבָֽיו׃ | ʾoyevav | enemies his | H341 → | 282 times |
וּרְאִיתֶם֙and you will see
ureitemH7200 →1300 times
וְשָׂ֣שׂand it will exult
vesasH7797 →27 times
לִבְּכֶ֔םheart your
libekhemH3820 →595 times
וְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םand bones your
veatzmoteikhemH6106 →126 times
כַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאlike <the> grass
kadeshe'H1877 →14 times
תִפְרַ֑חְנָהthey will sprout
tifrachnahH6524 →36 times
וְנוֹדְעָ֤הand it will be made known
venodahH3045 →945 times
יַד־[the] hand of
yad-H3027 →1618 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
עֲבָדָ֔יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
וְזָעַ֖םand he will be indignant
vezaamH2194 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֹיְבָֽיו׃enemies his
ʾoyevavH341 →282 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
Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
- Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
- 2 Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7–9
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
- Proverbs 15:13
Through
Proverbs 3:8This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
it leads to
- Proverbs 4:22
For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
- Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Proverbs 4:22
Where this verse is studied
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About Isaiah
This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 20:66.13-14 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.