Verse Lens · Context pointer
Isaiah 66:12 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 12. 12For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory…” at Isaiah 66:12 in “Excluded Servants Hear Birth and Maternal Comfort for Zion.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 66:5–14
Read Isaiah 66:12 with 66:5–14. By itself, “For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Mocking kin are answered by temple noise, Zion gives birth before labor, children nurse at Jerusalem's abundance, and divine comfort makes servants flourish.
Why It Needs Context
Isaiah 66:5–14 gives Isaiah 66:12 its literary owner and outcome. The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory…” at Isaiah 66:12 in “Excluded Servants Hear Birth and Maternal Comfort for Zion.” Application waits until that movement is understood.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Isaiah 66:5–14 — Excluded Servants Hear Birth and Maternal Comfort for ZionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 66:5–14, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 66:5–14 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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