Isaiah 65 · Verse 8

Isaiah 65:8

Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Isaiah 65:8, King James Version

Isaiah 65:8 in other translations

BSBThis is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.
WEBThe LORD says, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for a blessing is in it:’ so I will do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
ASVThus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
YLTThus said Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one hath said, ‘Destroy it not for a blessing is in it,' So I do for My servants' sake, not to destroy the whole.
DARBYThus saith Jehovah: As the new wine is found in the cluster, and it is said, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it; so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
BBEThis is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.
WebsterThus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.

What does Isaiah 65:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. new wine--as if some grapes having good wine-producing juice in them, be found in a cluster which the vinedresser was about to throw away as bad, and one saith, &c. blessing--that is, good wine-producing juice (compare Jud 9:13; Joe 2:14). so--God will spare the godly "remnant," while the ungodly mass of the nation shall be destroyed (Is 1:9; 6:13; 10:21; 11:11, 12-16). my servants--the godly remnant. But Horsley, "for the sake of my servant, Messiah."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 A blessing is in it - The Hebrews call all things which serve for food ברכה berachah, "a blessing." On this verse Kimchi remarks: "As the cluster of grapes contains, besides the juice, the bark, and the kernels, so the Israelites have, besides the just, sinners among them. Now as the cluster must not be destroyed because there is a blessing, a nutritive part in it; so Israel shall not be destroyed, because there are righteous persons in it. But as the bark and kernels are thrown away, when the wine is pressed out, so shall the sinners be purged away from among the just, and on their return from exile, shall not be permitted to enter into the land of Israel;" Eze 20:38. For my servant's sakes "For the sake of my servant" - It is to be observed that one of the Koningsburg MSS. collated by Lilienthal points the word עבדי abdi, singular; that is, "my servant," meaning the Messiah; and so read the Septuagint, which gives a very good sense. In two of my old MSS. it is pointed עבדי abadai, and עבדי abdi, "my servant, "this confirms the above reading.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 65:8-10
In the bunch of unripe grapes, at present of no value, the new wine is contained. The Jews have been kept a distinct people, that all may witness the fulfilment of ancient prophecies and promises. God's chosen, the spiritual seed of praying Jacob, shall inherit his mountains of bliss and joy, and be carried safe to them through the vale of tears. All things are for the display of God's glory in the redemption of sinners.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 65:8 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.

כֹּ֣ה\׀kohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
יִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'it is foundH4672
הַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.Voshthe new wineH8492
בָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.Kolin the cluster of grapesH811
וְאָמַר֙ve.'a.Marand someone saysH559
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huyou destroy itH7843
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
בְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahblessingH1293
בּ֑וֹbo[is] in it
כֵּ֤ןkensoH3651
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehI will actH6213
לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anfor [the] sake ofH4616
עֲבָדַ֔י'a.va.Daiservants myH5650
לְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.Tito notH1115
הַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.Chitto destroyH7843
הַכֹּֽל\׃ha.Kol<the> everyoneH3605

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Cross references for Isaiah 65:8

  • Romans 9:27-29

    Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

  • Amos 9:8-9

    Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

  • Mark 13:20

    And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

  • Romans 11:5-6

    Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

  • Jeremiah 30:11

    For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

  • Isaiah 6:13

    But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

  • Romans 11:24-26

    For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

  • Joel 2:14

    Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?

  • Matthew 24:22

    And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6:13; Jer 30:11; Joe 2:14; Am 9:8,9; Mt 24:22; Mr 13:20; Ro 9:27-29
Ro 11:5,6,24-26

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Context

  • 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 65:8

    Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.

  • Isaiah 65:9

    And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

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Isaiah 65:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así ha dicho Jehová: Como si alguno hallase mosto en un racimo, y dijese: No lo desperdicies, que bendición hay en él; así haré yo por mis siervos, que no lo destruiré todo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Comme le moût est trouvé dans la grappe, et qu’on dit: Ne la détruis pas, car il y a une bénédiction en elle, ainsi je ferai à cause de mes serviteurs, pour ne pas détruire le tout.
German
Elberfelder 1871		So spricht Jehova: Wie wenn sich Most in der Traube findet, und man spricht: Verdirb sie nicht, denn ein Segen ist in ihr; so werde ich tun um meiner Knechte willen, daß ich nicht das Ganze verderbe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc dicit Dominus: Quomodo si inveniatur granum in botro, et dicatur: Ne dissipes illud, quoniam benedictio est: sic faciam propter servos meos, ut non disperdam totum.