Isaiah 65:14

Isaiah 65:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart, but you shall cry out for pain of heart and shall wail for breaking of spirit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, But you shall cry for sorrow of heart, And wail for grief of spirit.

Context of Isaiah 65:14

12So this will be your fate: a sword will kill you. You will all bend down low for someone to kill you. This will happen because you did not answer me when I spoke to you. You did not even listen to my words. You did evil things against me. You chose to do things that I would hate.’ 13So the Almighty Lord says this: ‘Look! My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Look! My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Look! My servants will be happy, but you will be ashamed. Yes, my servants will sing with joy because they are so happy. But you will cry aloud because you are so sad. You will weep because you are very upset. 15My own people will use your names when they curse others. The Almighty Lord will kill you, but he will give to his servants another name. 16People in the land will use the name of the true God, when they want to say a blessing. People in the land who want to make a strong promise will also use the name of the true God. I will forget the troubles that happened in past years. I will no longer even think about them.

Isaiah 65:14 word by word

הִנֵּ֧ה עֲבָדַ֛י יָרֹ֖נּוּ מִטּ֣וּב לֵ֑ב וְאַתֶּ֤ם תִּצְעֲקוּ֙ מִכְּאֵ֣ב לֵ֔ב וּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶר ר֖וּחַ תְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, my servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• shall singרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• for joyטוּבţûb · goodnessH2898
• of heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• but ye shall cryצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• for sorrowכְּאֵבke'êb · painH3511
• and shall howlיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
• for vexationשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
• of spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:14

• Isaiah 24:14Those people who are still alive sing aloud because they are happy. People who live in the west praise the Lord because he is great.
• Isaiah 52:8Listen! The guards on the city's walls are shouting! They all shout together with joy! They can see for themselves that the Lord is returning to Zion.
• Job 29:13People who were near to death praised me for my help. Widows were happy when I helped them.
• Psalms 66:4The whole world bends down to worship you. Everyone sings to praise your name.’ Selah.
• Jeremiah 31:7The Lord says this: ‘Sing with joy for Jacob's descendants! They are the greatest of all the nations! Praise the Lord with loud voices! Say, “Lord, please save your people. Save those Israelites who are still alive.”
• James 5:13Is anyone among you in trouble? Then they should pray to God about it. Or, is anyone feeling happy? They should praise God with songs.
• Matthew 8:12But other people who think that God's kingdom belongs to them will not be there. God's angels will throw them into the dark places that are far away from God. There those people will weep very much. They will bite their teeth together.’
• Matthew 13:42The angels will throw those bad people into the great fire. There the people will cry and they will bite their teeth together.
• Matthew 22:13The king said to his servants, “Tie his hands and his feet. Take him and throw him into the dark place outside. There, people will cry and they will bite their teeth together.”
• Luke 13:28Then you will weep very much because you are standing outside. You will bite your teeth together. You will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the place where God rules. You will also see all God's prophets there. But God will shut you outside.
• James 5:1Now, listen to me, you rich people. Weep and cry aloud, because many troubles will soon happen to you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Shall sing for joy of heart - They who serve me shall have abundant occasion of rejoicing. But ye - shall howl. You shall shriek under the anguish and distress that shall come upon you. For vexation of spirit - Margin, as in Hebrew, Breaking.‘ That is, your spirit shall be broken and crushed under the weight of the calamities that shall come upon you.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Here the different states of the godly and wicked, of the Jews who believed, and of those who persisted in unbelief, are set against one another. They prepared a table for that troop of deities which the heathen worship, and poured out drink-offerings to that countless number. Their worshippers spared no cost to honour them, which should shame the worshippers of the true God. See the malignity of sin; it is doing by choice what we know will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15The difference between the wicked and God's servants affects all parts of life. God punishes the wicked but blesses those who truly serve him (see Isaiah 65:17–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. howl--(Is 15:2; Mt 8:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:14

• Apostasy
• Church
• Condescension of God
• Heart
• Joy
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Sought
• Thence
• Isaiah
• Oreb; Zeeb

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