Isaiah 65:24

Isaiah 65:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
• New International Version (NIV)Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Context of Isaiah 65:24

22Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains. 23They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed. I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! 25The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Isaiah 65:24 word by word

וְהָיָ֥ה טֶֽרֶם־יִקְרָ֖אוּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶעֱנֶ֑ה ע֛וֹד הֵ֥ם מְדַבְּרִ֖ים וַאֲנִ֥י אֶשְׁמָֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass, that before they callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• I will answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and while they are yet speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• I will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:24

• Isaiah 58:9Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. “Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!
• Psalms 32:5Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude
• Psalms 50:15Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
• Psalms 91:15When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
• Daniel 9:20I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the Lord my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain.
• Daniel 10:12Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer.
• Mark 11:24I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
• Luke 15:18I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,
• Acts 4:31After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
• Acts 10:30Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.
• Acts 12:5But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.
• 1 John 5:14And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Before they call, I will answer - I will give them all they crave for, and more than they can desire.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Before they call, I will answer - That is, their desires shall be anticipated, God will see their needs, and he will impart to them the blessings which they need. He will not wait to be applied to for the blessing. How many such blessings do all his people receive at the hand of God! How ready is he to anticipate our needs! How watchful is he of our necessities; and how rich his benevolence in providing for us! Even the most faithful and prayerful of his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 In the grace and comfort believers have in and from Christ, we are to look for this new heaven and new earth. The former confusions, sins and miseries of the human race, shall be no more remembered or renewed. The approaching happy state of the church is described under a variety of images. He shall be thought to die in his youth, and for his sins, who only lives to the age of a hundred years. The event alone can determine what is meant; but…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24God will be present with his people (see also Isaiah 19:22; 30:19; compare 1:15; 59:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Contrast Is 64:7, "none ... calleth," &c.; and see on Is 65:12, "I called, ye did not answer." Maurer translates, "They shall hardly (literally, "not yet") call, when (literally, "and") I will answer; they shall be still speaking, when I will hear" (Psa 32:5; Da 9:20, 21).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:24

• Church
• Jesus, the Christ
• Millennium
• Prayer
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

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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