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Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהwill comeיָבוֹאin fire,בָּאֵשׁand his chariotsוְ מַרְכְּבֹתָיוlike the whirlwind,כַסּוּפָהto pay backלְהָשִׁיבhis angerאַפּוֹwith fury,בְּחֵמָהand his rebukeוְגַעֲרָתוֹwith flamesבְּלַהֲבֵיof fire.אֵשׁ
Isaiah 66:15
Study it in the app“For look, YHWH will come in fire, and his chariots like the whirlwind, to pay back his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 66:15, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- will comeיָבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- in fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and his chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָיmarkvotay
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “markvotay” appears- like the whirlwindסּוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears- to pay backהָשִׁיבhashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appears- his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- with furyחֵמָהchema
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chema” appears- and his rebukeגַעֲרָתgaarat
rebuke
A rebuke: a strong word that scolds or stops someone. Of God, the command before which the sea or the enemies draw back.
Where else “gaarat” appears- with flamesלַהֲבֵיlahave
flame
Fire that rises and shines, often the fire of God's anger.
Where else “lahave” appears
The context
14And you will see, and your heart will rejoice, and your bones will flourish like tender grass; and the hand of YHWH will be known with his servants, and his indignation with his enemies.
15 · This verse (above)
16For by fire YHWH will enter into judgment, and by his sword, with all flesh; and many will be the slain of YHWH.