15 Look, the Lord will come with fire(A)
his chariots are like the whirlwind(B)
to execute his anger with fury
and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For the Lord will execute judgment
on all humanity(C) with his fiery sword,
and many will be slain by the Lord.

17 “Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves(D) following their leader,[a] eating meat from pigs, vermin,[b] and rats, will perish together.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. 66:17 Hb obscure
  2. 66:17 Lit abhorrent things

15 See, the Lord is coming with fire,
    and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind.
He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger
    and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke.
16 The Lord will punish the world by fire
    and by his sword.
He will judge the earth,
    and many will be killed by him.

17 “Those who ‘consecrate’ and ‘purify’ themselves in a sacred garden with its idol in the center—feasting on pork and rats and other detestable meats—will come to a terrible end,” says the Lord.

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