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Isaiah 65 JPS Tanakh (1917)

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WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 I gave access to them that asked not for Me, I was at hand to them that sought Me not; I said: 'Behold Me, behold Me', unto a nation that was not called by My name.
1 “I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.
2 I have spread out My hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
2 I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
3 A people that provoke Me to My face continually, that sacrifice in gardens, and burn incense upon bricks;
3 a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;
4 That sit among the graves, and lodge in the vaults; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
4 who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5 That say: 'Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou'; these are a smoke in My nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
5 who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.
6 Behold, it is written before Me; I will not keep silence, except I have requited, yea, I will requite into their bosom,
6 “Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their bosom
7 Your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, that have offered upon the mountains, and blasphemed Me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their wage into their bosom.
7 your own iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together”, says Yahweh, “who have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills. Therefore I will first measure their work into their bosom.”
8 Thus saith the LORD: As, when wine is found in the cluster, one saith: 'Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it'; so will I do for My servants' sakes, that I may not destroy all.
8 Yahweh says, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for a blessing is in it:’ so I will do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains; and Mine elect shall inherit it, and My servants shall dwell there.
9 I will bring offspring out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains. My chosen will inherit it, and my servants will dwell there.
10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for My people that have sought Me;
10 Sharon will be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people who have sought me.
11 But ye that forsake the LORD, that forget My holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that offer mingled wine in full measure unto Destiny,
11 “But you who forsake Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;
12 I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer, when I spoke, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in Mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.
12 I will destine you to the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you didn’t answer. When I spoke, you didn’t listen; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, My servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; Behold, My servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; Behold, My servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed;
13 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed.
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
14 Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto Mine elect: 'So may the Lord GOD slay thee'; but He shall call His servants by another name;
15 You will leave your name for a curse to my chosen, and the Lord Yahweh will kill you. He will call his servants by another name,
16 So that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from Mine eyes.
16 so that he who blesses himself on the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears on the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
17 “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.
18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy.
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in My people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; and the voice of weeping and the voice of crying will be heard in her no more.
20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man, that hath not filled his days; for the youngest shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
20 “No more will there be an infant who only lives a few days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child will die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old will be accursed.
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
21 They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit, they shall not plant, and another eat; for as the days of a tree shall be the days of My people, and Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
22 They will not build and another inhabit. They will not plant and another eat; for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for terror; for they are the seed blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
23 They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed and their descendants with them.
24 And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
24 It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, saith the LORD.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. Dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,” says Yahweh.
Cross references (25)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Romans 10:20; Romans 9:24–26; 1 Peter 2:10; Ephesians 2:12–13; Hosea 1:10
  2. 2 Romans 10:21; Jeremiah 4:14; Proverbs 1:24; Psalm 81:11–12; Isaiah 1:2
  3. 3 Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 66:17; Deuteronomy 32:21; Job 1:11; 2 Kings 17:14–17
  4. 4 Isaiah 66:17; Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Isaiah 66:3; Matthew 8:28
  5. 5 Luke 18:9–12; Luke 7:39; Proverbs 16:5; Luke 15:28–30; Romans 2:17–29
  6. 6 Psalm 50:3; Jeremiah 16:18; Psalm 50:21; Psalm 79:12; Isaiah 64:12
  7. 7 Ezekiel 20:27–28; Isaiah 57:7; Exodus 20:5; Jeremiah 13:25; Isaiah 65:6
  8. 8 Romans 9:27–29; Amos 9:8–9; Mark 13:20; Romans 11:5–6; Jeremiah 30:11
  9. 9 Amos 9:11–15; Isaiah 27:6; Romans 11:5–7; Zechariah 10:6–12; Isaiah 65:22
  10. 10 Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 33:9; Hosea 2:15; Isaiah 51:1; Joshua 7:24–26
  11. 11 Isaiah 1:28; Isaiah 2:2; Deuteronomy 32:17; 1 Corinthians 10:20–21; Isaiah 57:13
  12. 12 Jeremiah 7:13; 2 Chronicles 36:15–16; Isaiah 50:2; Matthew 21:34–43; Zechariah 7:11–13
  13. 13 Malachi 3:18; Isaiah 66:14; Luke 16:24–25; Isaiah 61:7; Isaiah 66:5
  14. 14 Psalm 66:4; Matthew 8:12; Isaiah 24:14; Matthew 13:42; James 5:1
  15. 15 Isaiah 62:2; Romans 9:26; Zechariah 8:13; Acts 11:26; Jeremiah 29:22
  16. 16 Jeremiah 4:2; Isaiah 19:18; Psalm 31:5; Hebrews 6:17–18; Philippians 2:11
  17. 17 2 Peter 3:13; Isaiah 66:22; Revelation 21:1–5; Isaiah 43:18; Jeremiah 3:16
  18. 18 Psalm 98:1–9; Isaiah 66:10–14; Revelation 19:1–6; Revelation 11:15–18; Psalm 67:3–5
  19. 19 Revelation 21:4; Revelation 7:17; Isaiah 25:8; Jeremiah 32:41; Isaiah 35:10
  20. 20 Job 5:26; Ecclesiastes 8:12–13; Deuteronomy 4:40; Psalm 34:12; Isaiah 3:11
  21. 21 Amos 9:14; Isaiah 62:8–9; Jeremiah 31:4–5; Isaiah 32:18; Isaiah 37:30
  22. 22 Psalm 92:12–14; Psalm 91:16; Psalm 21:4; Isaiah 65:15; Isaiah 65:9
  23. 23 Isaiah 61:9; Jeremiah 32:38–39; Deuteronomy 28:3–12; Psalm 115:14–15; Acts 2:39
  24. 24 Daniel 10:12; 1 John 5:14–15; Mark 11:24; Isaiah 58:9; Psalm 91:15
  25. 25 Isaiah 11:6–9; Micah 4:3; Acts 9:19–21; Revelation 14:1; Revelation 12:7–9

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 65:2 Justin Martyr, First Apology (Chapters XXXIII–XXXVIII)

    And when the Spirit of prophecy speaks from the person of Christ, the utterances are of this sort: "I have spread out My hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people, to those who walk in a way that is not good." And again: "I gave My back to the scourges, and My cheeks to the buffetings; I turned not away …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 65:21 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book V, Chapter XXVII)

    … glory of God." And when these things are done, he says, "God will remove men far away, and those that are left shall multiply in the earth." "And they shall build houses, and shall inhabit them themselves: and plant vineyards, and eat of them themselves." For all these and other words were unquestionably spoken in reference to the resurrection of …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 65:17–19 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XX, Chapters 20–21)

    And I will exult in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her;" and other promises, which some endeavor to refer to carnal enjoyment during the thousand years.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 65:15 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture X)

    The prophet made this point safe beforehand, saying, But upon My servants shall a new name be called, which shall be blessed upon the earth.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 65:1–3 Justin Martyr, First Apology (Chapters XLIX–LII)

    I spread out My hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people, to those who walked in a way that is not good, but follow after their own sins; a people that provoketh Me to anger to My face." For the Jews having the prophecies, and being always in expectation of the Christ to come, did not recognise Him; and not …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)