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Isaiah 65:13-16

The LORD Answers Rebellion with Judgment and Promises New Creation for His Servants

From the LORD’s exposure of an obstinate people who refused his outstretched hands, to his indictment of corrupt worship and false holiness, to his promise to repay sin, to his preservation of a servant remnant, to judgment against those who forsake the LORD, to the sharp contrast between servants and rebels, to the promise of new heavens, new earth, renewed Jerusalem, fruitful labor, answered prayer, and peace on the LORD’s holy mountain.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.

15You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.

16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Matthew 5:6Classic cross-references Psalms 128:2Classic cross-references Malachi 3:18Classic cross-references Psalms 22:26Classic cross-references Psalms 92:4Classic cross-references John 6:35OliveGrove study links Revelation 2:17OliveGrove study links

Original words

Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןH3651Adverbthis is whatכֹּה־H3541Adverbthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֣יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִ֗הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .הִנֵּ֨הH2009Interjectionsaysאָמַ֣ר׀H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularMy servantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀H5650Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwill eatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbut youוְאַתֶּ֣םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill go hungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּH7456Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .הִנֵּ֧הH2009InterjectionMy servantsעֲבָדַ֛יH5650Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwill drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּH8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbut youוְאַתֶּ֣םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill go thirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּH6770Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .הִנֵּ֧הH2009InterjectionMy servantsעֲבָדַ֛יH5650Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwill rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּH8055Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbut youוְאַתֶּ֥םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill be put to shameתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃H954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Ephesians 5:19Classic cross-references Acts 5:41Classic cross-references Matthew 8:12Classic cross-references Psalms 66:4Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 26:11Classic cross-references John 6:35OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:6OliveGrove study links Revelation 2:17OliveGrove study links

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-הִנֵּ֧הH2009InterjectionMy servantsעֲבָדַ֛יH5650Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwill shout for joyיָרֹ֖נּוּH7442Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwith a gladמִטּ֣וּבH2898Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructheartלֵ֑בH3820Noun - masculine singularbut youוְאַתֶּ֤םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill cry outתִּצְעֲקוּ֙H6817Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralwith a heavyמִכְּאֵ֣בH3511Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructheartלֵ֔בH3820Noun - masculine singularand wailתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃H3213Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralwith a brokenוּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶרH7667Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructspiritר֖וּחַH7307Noun - common singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Revelation 2:17Classic cross-references Isaiah 62:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:22Classic cross-references Malachi 4:6Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 2:19Classic cross-references John 6:35OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:6OliveGrove study links

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You will leave behindוְהִנַּחְתֶּ֨םH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralyour nameשִׁמְכֶ֤םH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralas a curseלִשְׁבוּעָה֙H7621Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularfor My chosen onesלִבְחִירַ֔יH972Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singularand the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהוִ֑הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularwill slay youוֶהֱמִיתְךָ֖H4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularbut to His servantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוH5650Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularHe will giveיִקְרָ֖אH7121Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularanotherאַחֵֽר׃H312Adjective - masculine singularnameשֵׁ֥םH8034Noun - masculine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Revelation 3:14Classic cross-references Job 11:16Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 1:20Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:23Classic cross-references John 6:35OliveGrove study links Matthew 5:6OliveGrove study links Revelation 2:17OliveGrove study links

Original words

Whoeverאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeinvokes a blessingהַמִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְH1288Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularin the landבָּאָ֗רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularwill [do so]יִתְבָּרֵךְ֙H1288Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יH430Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof truthאָמֵ֔ןH543Noun - masculine singularand whoever takes an oathוְהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣עH7650Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularin the landבָּאָ֔רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularwill swearיִשָּׁבַ֖עH7650Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יH430Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof truthאָמֵ֑ןH543Noun - masculine singularForכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthe formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתH7223Article | Adjective - feminine plural. . .וְכִ֥יH3588Conjunctiontroublesהַצָּרוֹת֙H6869Article | Noun - feminine pluralwill be forgottenנִשְׁכְּח֗וּH7911Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluraland hiddenנִסְתְּר֖וּH5641Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralfrom My sightמֵעֵינָֽי׃H5869Preposition-m | Noun - cdc | first person common singular

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