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Isaiah 66:17
Isaiah 66:17 is verse 17 of Isaiah chapter 66, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“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.
King James Version
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
“Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go to the gardens, following one in the middle, eating pig’s meat, abominable things, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together,” says Yahweh.
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Isaiah 66:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
19 I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Isaiah 1:29Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
Isaiah 65:3to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,
Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
Leviticus 11:2“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
Leviticus 11:3You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
Leviticus 11:4But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Leviticus 11:5The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Leviticus 11:6The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Leviticus 11:7And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
Leviticus 11:8You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
Deuteronomy 14:3You must not eat any detestable thing.
Deuteronomy 14:4These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,
Deuteronomy 14:5the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
Deuteronomy 14:6You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
Deuteronomy 14:7But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,
Deuteronomy 14:8as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.