Isaiah 65:6

Isaiah 65:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
• New International Version (NIV)“See, it stands written before me: I will not keep silent but will pay back in full; I will pay it back into their laps—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, it is written before me: "I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into their lap
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silence, but will repay— Even repay into their bosom—

Context of Isaiah 65:6

4who sit down among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; who eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things [is in] their vessels; 5who 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. Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 7your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and outraged me upon the hills; and I will measure their former work into their bosom. 8Thus saith Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, and it is said, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy [them] all.

Isaiah 65:6 word by word

הִנֵּ֥ה כְתוּבָ֖ה לְפָנָ֑י לֹ֤א אֶחֱשֶׂה֙ כִּ֣י אִם־שִׁלַּ֔מְתִּי וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֖י עַל־חֵיקָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: lapH2436

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:6

• Exodus 17:14And Jehovah said to Moses, Write this [for] a memorial in the book, and rehearse [it] in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.
• Deuteronomy 32:34Is not this hidden with me, Sealed up among my treasures?
• Psalms 56:8Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
• Malachi 3:16Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed [it], and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is [that] of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works.
• Isaiah 42:14Long time have I holden my peace; I have been still, I have restrained myself: I will cry like a woman that travaileth; I will blow and pant at once.
• Isaiah 64:12Wilt thou restrain thyself in presence of these things, Jehovah? Wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
• Psalms 50:3Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
• Psalms 79:12And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
• Jeremiah 16:18But first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have profaned my land with the carcases of their detestable things, and with their abominations have they filled mine inheritance.
• Ezekiel 11:21But as for them whose heart walketh well-pleased with their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Ezekiel 22:31And I will pour out mine indignation upon them; I will consume them in the fire of my wrath: their own way will I recompense upon their head, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Joel 3:4Yea also, what have ye to do with me, O Tyre and Zidon, and all the districts of Philistia? Will ye render me a recompence? But if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I bring your recompence upon your own head;

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Behold, it is written before me - Their sin is registered in heaven, calling aloud for the punishment due to it. I will - recompense into their bosom - The bosom is the place where the Asiatics have their pockets, and not in their skirts like the inhabitants of the west. Their loose flowing garments have scarcely any thing analogous to skirts. Into their bosom - For על al, ten MSS. and five editions have אל el . So again at the end of this verse…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Behold, it is written before me - That is, the crimes of which they had been guilty, or the sentence which would be consequent thereon. The allusion is to the custom of having the decrees of kings recorded in a volume or on a table, and kept in their presence, so that they might be seen and not forgotten. An allusion to this custom of opening the books containing a record of this kind on trials, occurs in Daniel 7:10, The judgment was set, and the books…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Behold, it is written before Me: God is fully committed to carrying out his plan. The godly asked if the Lord would remain silent forever (Isaiah 64:12). God answered that he would not stay silent. He would address the wicked before restoring the righteous remnant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. written before me--"it is decreed by Me," namely, what follows (Job 13:26), [Maurer]; or, their guilt is recorded before Me (compare Da 7:10; Re 20:12; Mal 3:16). into ... bosom--(Psa 79:12; Jr 32:18; Lu 6:38). The Orientals used the loose fold of the garment falling on "the bosom" or lap, as a receptacle for carrying things. The sense thus is: I will repay their sin so abundantly that the hand will not be able to receive it; it will need the spacious…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:6

• Children
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• Condescension of God
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Commentaries on Isaiah 65

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings