From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB It shall happen that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh will come to worship before me,” says Yahweh.
- KJV And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
- NKJV And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.
- NASB “And it shall be from new moon to new moon And from Sabbath to Sabbath, All mankind will come to bow down before Me,” says the Lord.
- NLT “All humanity will come to worship me from week to week and from month to month.
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Quick answer
All flesh will come to worship before God continually, from new moon to new moon and Sabbath to Sabbath. It matters because it promises universal, ongoing worship of the true God.
Overview
The vision culminates in all humanity gathering to worship the LORD without interruption. The regular festivals become a picture of perpetual, worldwide adoration. This anticipates the day when, through Christ, worshipers from every nation bow before God, fulfilled in the worship of the new creation (Revelation 15:4).
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Cross-references · 15
- Ezek 46:1“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
- Ps 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Col 2:16–17Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
- Ezek 46:6On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young, unblemished bull, six lambs, and a ram without blemish.
- Zech 14:16Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
- Rev 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Zech 8:20–23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
- Zech 14:14Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.
- Ps 65:2O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
- Mal 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Isa 1:13–14Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me—your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
- Ps 81:3–4Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
- John 4:23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
- 2 Kgs 4:23“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
- Isa 19:21The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.
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