Final Judgment and Joyous Restoration

66 This is what the Lord says:

Heaven(A) is my throne,(B)
and earth is my footstool.(C)
Where could you possibly build a house for me?
And where would my resting place be?(D)
My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble,(E) submissive[a] in spirit,(F)
and trembles at my word.

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Notas al pie

  1. 66:2 Lit broken

The Worship that God Commands

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool.
Where is the house[a] that you would build for me,
    and where will my resting place be?
All these things my hand has made,
    and so all these things came into being,”
        declares the Lord.
“But this is the one to whom I will look favorably:
    to the one who is humble and contrite in spirit,
        and who[b] trembles at[c] my message.

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 66:1 I.e. a reconstructed Temple
  2. Isaiah 66:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack who
  3. Isaiah 66:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT use different Heb. prepositions