Isaiah 65 · Verse 24

Isaiah 65:24

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Isaiah 65:24, King James Version

Isaiah 65:24 in other translations

BSBEven before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
WEBIt will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
ASVAnd it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, They do not yet call, and I answer, They are yet speaking, and I hear.
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
BBEAnd before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.
WebsterAnd it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

What does Isaiah 65:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. 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).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Before they call, I will answer - I will give them all they crave for, and more than they can desire.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 65:17-25

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…

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Isaiah 65:24 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.

וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
טֶֽרֶם\־te.rem-beforeH2962
יִקְרָ֖אוּyik.Ra.'uthey will callH7121
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehI will answerH6030
ע֛וֹדodstillH5750
הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992
מְדַבְּרִ֖יםme.da.be.Rim[will be] speakingH1696
וַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֶשְׁמָֽע\׃'esh.Ma'I will hearH8085

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Cross references for Isaiah 65:24

  • Daniel 10:12

    Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

  • 1 John 5:14-15

    And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

  • Mark 11:24

    Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

  • Isaiah 58:9

    Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

  • Psalms 91:15

    He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  • Psalms 50:15

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  • Isaiah 55:6

    Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

  • Acts 4:31

    And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

  • Acts 10:30-32

    And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.

  • Daniel 9:20-23

    And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God; Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

  • Psalms 32:5

    I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

  • Luke 15:18-20

    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
58:9; Ps 32:5; 50:15; 91:15; Da 9:20-23; 10:12; Mr 11:24
Lu 15:18-20; Ac 4:31; 10:30-32; 12:5-16; 1Jo 5:14,15

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Context

  • Isaiah 65:23

    They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

  • Isaiah 65:24

    And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

  • Isaiah 65:25

    The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.

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Isaiah 65:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será que antes que clamen, responderé yo; aun estando ellos hablando, yo habré oído.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera que, avant qu’ils crient, je répondrai, et pendant qu’ils parlent, j’exaucerai.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen: ehe sie rufen, werde ich antworten; während sie noch reden, werde ich hören.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Eritque antequam clament, ego exaudiam; adhuc illis loquentibus, ego audiam.