Isaiah 66:14
And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
Study Note
Study Note
The promise that when Zion's children see the coming restoration their heart shall rejoice and their bones shall flourish 'like an herb' links resurrection-life imagery to the bodily experience of eschatological joy. The flourishing bones image connects this verse to Ezekiel 37's valley of dry bones and Isaiah 58:11's 'you shall be like a watered garden' — all using organic growth metaphors for spiritual and communal renewal. The concluding note that 'the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies' (66:14b) restores the bifurcation of blessing and judgment that structures Isaiah 65-66. Hebrews 12:12 ('lift up your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees') echoes the same transformation from bodily weakness to spiritual flourishing.
Other Translations
And ye shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.
And ye have seen, and rejoiced hath your heart, And your bones as tender grass do flourish, And the hand of Jehovah hath been known unto His servants, And He hath been indignant with His enemies.
And you will see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will get new strength, like young grass: and the hand of the Lord will be seen at work for his servants, and his wrath against his haters.
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