Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 66:16
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For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
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For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
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For the LORD will execute judgment by fire and by his sword on all flesh; and those slain by the LORD will be many.
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For by fire will Jehovah execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and the slain of Jehovah shall be many.
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Isaiah 66
14 When 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.
15 For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
18 “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
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