Isaiah 65 · Verse 13

Isaiah 65:13

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:
Isaiah 65:13, King James Version

Isaiah 65:13 in other translations

BSBTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
WEBTherefore the Lord GOD 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.
ASVTherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, 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 put to shame;
YLTTherefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, My servants do eat, and ye do hunger, Lo, My servants do drink, and ye do thirst, Lo, My servants rejoice, and ye are ashamed,
DARBYTherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and ye shall be ashamed;
BBEFor this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:
WebsterTherefore 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:

What does Isaiah 65:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. eat--enjoy all blessings from me (So 5:1). hungry--(Am 4:6; 8:11). This may refer to the siege of Jerusalem under Titus, when 1,100,000 are said to have perished by famine; thus Is 65:15 will refer to God's people without distinction of Jew and Gentile receiving "another name," namely, that of Christians [Houbigant]. A further fulfilment may still remain, just before the creation of the "new heavens and earth," as the context, Is 65:17, implies.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 My servants shalt eat, but ye shall be hungry - Rabbi Joachan ben Zachai said in a parable: There was a king who invited his servants, but set them no time to come to the feast. The prudent and wary who were among them adorned themselves; and, standing at the gate of the king's house, said, Is there any thing lacking in the king's house? i.e., Is there any work to be done in it? But the foolish which were among them went, and mocking said, When shall the feast be, in which there is no labor? Suddenly, the king sought out his servants: they who were adorned entered in, and they who were still polluted entered in also. The king was glad when he met the prudent, but he was angry when he met the foolish. Therefore he said, Let those sit down, and let them eat; but let these stand and look on. This parable is very like that of the wise and foolish virgins, Matthew 25, and that of the marriage of the king's son, Matthew 22.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 65:11-16

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…

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Isaiah 65:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
כֹּה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֣ר\׀'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3069
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
עֲבָדַ֤י\׀'a.va.Daiservants myH5650
יֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luthey will eatH398
וְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.Temand youH859
תִּרְעָ֔בוּtir.'A.vuyou will be hungryH7456
הִנֵּ֧הhi.Nehhere!H2009
עֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.Daiservants myH5650
יִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.Tuthey will drinkH8354
וְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.Temand youH859
תִּצְמָ֑אוּtitz.Ma.'uyou will be thirstyH6770
הִנֵּ֧הhi.Nehhere!H2009
עֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.Daiservants myH5650
יִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuthey will rejoiceH8055
וְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.Temand youH859
תֵּבֹֽשׁוּ\׃te.Vo.shuyou will be ashamedH954

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Cross references for Isaiah 65:13

  • Malachi 3:18

    Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  • Isaiah 66:14

    And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

  • Luke 16:24-25

    And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

  • Isaiah 61:7

    For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

  • Isaiah 66:5

    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.

  • Isaiah 44:9

    They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

  • Luke 14:23-24

    And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

  • Isaiah 1:19

    If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

  • Psalms 37:19-20

    They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

  • Psalms 34:10

    The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

  • Isaiah 41:17

    When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

  • Daniel 12:2

    And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my servants shall eat.
Ps 34:10; 37:19,20; Mal 3:18; Lu 14:23,24; 16:24,25
my servants shall rejoice.
61:7; 66:5,14; Da 12:2

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Context

  • Isaiah 65:12

    Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

  • Isaiah 65:13

    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:

  • Isaiah 65:14

    Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

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Isaiah 65:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto así dijo el Señor Jehová: He aquí que mis siervos comerán, y vosotros tendréis hambre; he aquí que mis siervos beberán, y vosotros tendréis sed; he aquí que mis siervos se alegrarán, y vosotros seréis avergonzados;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi, ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Voici, mes serviteurs mangeront, et vous aurez faim; voici, mes serviteurs boiront, et vous aurez soif; voici, mes serviteurs se réjouiront, et vous serez honteux;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum spricht der Herr, Jehova, also: Siehe, meine Knechte werden essen, ihr aber werdet hungern; siehe, meine Knechte werden trinken, ihr aber werdet dürsten. Siehe, meine Knechte werden sich freuen, ihr aber werdet beschämt sein;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce servi mei comedent, et vos esurietis; ecce servi mei bibent, et vos sitietis;