Isaiah 65:6
Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Isaiah 65:6 in other translations
| BSB | Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps, |
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| WEB | “Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their bosom |
| ASV | Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom, |
| YLT | Lo, it is written before Me: ‘I am not silent, but have recompensed; And I have recompensed into their bosom, |
| DARBY | Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, |
| BBE | See, it is recorded before me, says the Lord: I will not keep back my hand, till I have sent punishment, |
| Webster | Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, |
What does Isaiah 65:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 65:1-7
The calling of the Gentiles, and the rejection of the Jews. (Is. 65:1-7) The Lord would preserve a remnant. (Is. 65:8-10) Judgments upon the wicked. (Is. 65:11-16) The future happy and flourishing state of the church. (Is. 65:17-25) Verses 1-7 The Gentiles came to seek God, and find him, because they were first sought and found of him. Often he meets some thoughtless trifler or profligate opposer, and says to him…
Isaiah 65:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 65:6
- Psalms 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
- Jeremiah 16:18
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
- Psalms 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
- Psalms 79:12
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
- Isaiah 64:12
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
- Isaiah 42:14
I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
- Malachi 3:16
Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
- Ezekiel 22:31
Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.
- Joel 3:4
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
- Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- Psalms 56:8
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
- Ezekiel 11:21
But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.
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Context
- Isaiah 65:5
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
- Isaiah 65:6
Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
- Isaiah 65:7
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
Isaiah 65:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | He aquí que escrito está delante de mí; no callaré, antes retornaré, y daré el pago en su seno, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Voici, cela est écrit devant moi; je ne me tairai point, mais je rendrai, oui, je rendrai dans leur sein |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Siehe, das ist vor mir aufgeschrieben. Ich werde nicht schweigen, ich habe denn vergolten; und in ihren Busen werde ich vergelten |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ecce scriptum est coram me: Non tacebo, sed reddam, et retribuam in sinum eorum. |