Isaiah 65 · Verse 14

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.
Isaiah 65:14, King James Version

Isaiah 65:14 in other translations

BSBMy servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
WEBBehold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.
ASVbehold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
YLTLo, My servants sing from joy of heart, And ye cry from pain of heart, And from breaking of spirit ye do howl.
DARBYbehold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and ye shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
BBEMy servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.
WebsterBehold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

What does Isaiah 65:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. howl--(Is 15:2; Mt 8:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 65:14 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.

הִנֵּ֧הhi.Nehhere!H2009
עֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.Daiservants myH5650
יָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuthey will shout for joyH7442
מִטּ֣וּבmi.Tuvfrom goodness ofH2898
לֵ֑בLevheartH3820
וְאַתֶּ֤םve.'a.Temand youH859
תִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.Kuyou will cry outH6817
מִכְּאֵ֣בmi.ke.'Evfrom pain ofH3511
לֵ֔בLevheartH3820
וּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶרu.mi.She.verand from brokenness ofH7667
ר֖וּחַRu.achspiritH7307
תְּיֵלִֽילוּ\׃te.ye.Li.luyou will wailH3213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 65:14

  • Psalms 66:4

    All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

  • Matthew 8:12

    But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Isaiah 24:14

    They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

  • Matthew 13:42

    And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  • James 5:1

    Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

  • Jeremiah 31:7

    For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.

  • Luke 13:28

    There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

  • Matthew 22:13

    Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • James 5:13

    Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

  • Isaiah 52:8-9

    Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

  • Job 29:13

    The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my servants.
24:14; 52:8,9; Job 29:13; Ps 66:4; Jer 31:7; Jas 5:13
ye shall.
Mt 8:12; 13:42; 22:13; Lu 13:28; Jas 5:1
vexation. Heb. breaking.

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 65:15

    And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

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Isaiah 65:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí que mis siervos cantarán por júbilo del corazón, y vosotros clamaréis por el dolor del corazón, y por el quebrantamiento de espíritu aullaréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		voici, mes serviteurs chanteront de joie à cause du bonheur de leur cœur, et vous, vous crierez à cause de la douleur de votre cœur, et vous hurlerez à cause du brisement de votre esprit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		siehe, meine Knechte werden jubeln vor Freude des Herzens, ihr aber werdet schreien vor Herzeleid und heulen vor Kummer des Geistes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ecce servi mei lætabuntur, et vos confundemini; ecce servi mei laudabunt præ exsultatione cordis, et vos clamabitis præ dolore cordis, et præ contritione spiritus ululabitis,