New English Translation
Isaiah 66:5
5Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, “May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame.
Isaiah 66:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: “Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!’ Yet they will be put to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: "Your brothers who hate you and cast you out for my name's sake have said, 'Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy'; but it is they who shall be put to shame.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear the word of the Lord, You who tremble at His word: “Your brethren who hated you, Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, That we may see your joy.’ But they shall be ashamed.”
Context of Isaiah 66:5
3The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog’s neck; the one who presents an offering includes pig’s blood with it; the one who offers incense also praises an idol. They have decided to behave this way; they enjoy these disgusting practices. 4So I will choose severe punishment for them; I will bring on them what they dread, because I called, and no one responded, I spoke and they did not listen. They did evil before me; they chose to do what displeases me.” Hear the word of the Lord, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, “May the Lord be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame. 6The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies. 7Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!
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שִׁמְעוּ֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה הַחֲרֵדִ֖ים אֶל־דְּבָר֑וֹ אָמְרוּ֩ אֲחֵיכֶ֨ם שֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜ם מְנַדֵּיכֶ֗ם לְמַ֤עַן שְׁמִי֙ יִכְבַּ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה וְנִרְאֶ֥ה בְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖ם וְהֵ֥ם יֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- ye that trembleחָרֵדchârêd · tremblingH2730
- Your brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- that hatedשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
- you, that cast you outנָדָהnâdâh nâdâ' · to put awayH5077
- for my name’sשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- sake, saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- be glorifiedכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
- but he shall appearרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- to your joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
- and they shall be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
Cross-references for Isaiah 66:5
- Isaiah 66:2My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the Lord. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.
- Proverbs 13:13The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded.
- Jeremiah 36:16When they had heard it all, they expressed their alarm to one another. Then they said to Baruch, “We must certainly give the king a report about everything you have read!”
- Psalms 38:20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.
- Matthew 5:10“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
- Matthew 10:22And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
- Luke 6:22“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
- John 9:34They replied, “You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
- John 15:18“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.
- John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
- Acts 26:9Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
- 1 John 3:13Therefore do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
- Isaiah 5:19They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”
- Acts 2:33So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
Commentaries on Isaiah 66:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Your brethren that hated you - said "Say ye to your brethren that hate you" - The Syriac reads לאחיכם אמרו imru laacheychem ; and so the Septuagint, Edit. Comp. ̔· and MS. Marchal. has · and so Cyril and Procopius read and explain it. It is not easy to make sense of the reading of the Septuagint in the other editions; ̔ ̔· but for ̔, our, MS. 1. D. 2 also has ̔, your.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Hear the word of the Lord - This is an address to the pious and persecuted portion of the nation. It is designed for their consolation, and contains the assurance that Yahweh would appear in their behalf, and that they should be under his protecting care though they were cast out by their brethren. To whom this refers has been a question with expositors, and it is perhaps not possible to determine with certainty. Rosenmuller supposes that it refers to the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 The prophet turns to those that trembled at God's word, to comfort and encourage them. The Lord will appear, to the joy of the humble believer, and to the confusion of hypocrites and persecutors. When the Spirit was poured out, and the gospel went forth from Zion, multitudes were converted in a little time. The word of God, especially his promises, and ordinances, are the consolations of the church. The true happiness of all Christians is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24Here, the Lord responds to the prayer in Isaiah 63:7–64:12.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. tremble at ... word--the same persons as in Is 66:2, the believing few among the Jews. cast you out for my name's sake--excommunicate, as if too polluted to worship with them (Is 65:5). So in Christ's first sojourn on earth (Mt 10:22; Joh 9:22, 34; 16:2; 15:21). So it shall be again in the last times, when the believing shall be few (Lu 18:8). Let the Lord be glorified--the mocking challenge of the persecutors, as if their violence towards you was from…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 66
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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