Isaiah 66:17
What does Isaiah 66:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 66:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go unto the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together, saith Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go unto the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together, saith Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949As for those who keep themselves separate, and make themselves clean in the gardens, going after one in the middle, taking pig's flesh for food, and other disgusting things, such as the mouse: their works and their thoughts will come to an end together, says the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Those sanctifying and cleansing themselves at the gardens, After Ahad in the midst, Eating flesh of the sow, And of the abomination, and of the mouse, Together are consumed, An affirmation of Jehovah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They that were sanctified, thought themselves clean in the gardens behind the gate within, they that did eat swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse: they shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one in the midst; that eat swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall perish together, saith Jehovah.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
- Isaiah 1:28
But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and they that forsake Jehovah shall be consumed.
- Deuteronomy 14:3
Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
- Isaiah 65:3
a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;
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