Isaiah 66 · Verse 5

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 66:5, King James Version

Isaiah 66:5 in other translations

BSB	You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
WEB	Hear the LORD’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.
ASV	Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, Let Jehovah be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is they that shall be put to shame.
YLT	Hear a word of Jehovah, Ye who are trembling unto His word, Said have your brethren who are hating you, Who are driving you out, for My name's sake: ‘Honoured is Jehovah, and we look on your joy,' But they are ashamed.
DARBY	Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified, and let us see your joy! but they shall be ashamed.
BBE	Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.
Webster	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.

What does Isaiah 66:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

5. tremble at ... word--the same persons as in Is 66:2, the believing few among the Jews. cast you out for my name's sake--excommunicate, as if too polluted to worship with them (Is 65:5). So in Christ's first sojourn on earth (Mt 10:22; Joh 9:22, 34; 16:2; 15:21). So it shall be again in the last times, when the believing shall be few (Lu 18:8). Let the Lord be glorified--the mocking challenge of the persecutors, as if their violence towards you was from zeal for God. "Let the Lord show Himself glorious," namely, by manifesting Himself in your behalf; as the parallelism to, "He shall appear to your joy," requires (as in Is 5:19; compare Is 28:15; 57:4). So again Christ on the cross (Mt 27:42, 43). appear to your joy--giving you "joy" instead of your "rebuke" (Is 25:8, 9).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 Your brethren that hated you - said "Say ye to your brethren that hate you" - The Syriac reads אמרו לאחיכם imru laacheychem; and so the Septuagint, Edit. Comp. ειπατε αδελφοις ὑμων· and MS. Marchal. has αδελφοις· and so Cyril and Procopius read and explain it. It is not easy to make sense of the reading of the Septuagint in the other editions; ειπατε αδελφοι ἡμων τοις μισουσιν ὑμας· but for ἡμων, our, MS. 1. D. 2 also has ὑμων, your.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 66:5-14

The prophet turns to those that trembled at God's word, to comfort and encourage them. The Lord will appear, to the joy of the humble believer, and to the confusion of hypocrites and persecutors. When the Spirit was poured out, and the gospel went forth from Zion, multitudes were converted in a little time. The word of God, especially his promises, and ordinances, are the consolations of the church. The true happiness of all Christians is increased by every convert brought to Christ. The gospel brings with it, wherever it is received in its power, such a river of peace, as will carry us to the ocean of boundless and endless bliss. Divine comforts reach the inward man; the joy of the Lord will be the strength of the believer. Both God's mercy and justice shall be manifested, and for ever magnified.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 66:5 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.

שִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UhearH8085

דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068

הַחֲרֵדִ֖יםha.cha.re.DimO [people] tremblingH2730

אֶל\־'el-toH413

דְּבָר֑וֹde.va.Roword hisH1697

אָמְרוּ֩'a.me.Ruthey have saidH559

אֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.Khemrelatives yourH251

שֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.Khem[who] hate youH8130

מְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.Khem[who] exclude youH5077

לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anfor [the] sake ofH4616

שְׁמִי֙she.Miname myH8034

יִכְבַּ֣דyikh.Bad<he> will be honoredH3513

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068

וְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'Ehso we may lookH7200

בְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.Khemon joy yourH8057

וְהֵ֥םve.Hemand theyH1992

יֵבֹֽשׁוּ\׃ye.Vo.shuthey will be ashamedH954

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Cross references for Isaiah 66:5

Isaiah 66:2
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
John 15:18-20
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Psalms 38:20
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Matthew 10:22
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Luke 6:22-23
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
John 9:34
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Isaiah 5:19
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
Jeremiah 36:16
Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.
1 John 3:13
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
Proverbs 13:13
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Luke 13:17
And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

ye that.
2; Pr 13:13; Jer 36:16,23-25
Your.
Ps 38:20; So 1:6; Mt 5:10-12; 10:22; Lu 6:22,23; Joh 9:34
Joh 15:18-20; 16:2; Ac 26:9,10; 1Th 2:15,16; 1Jo 3:13
Let.
5:19
but.
Ac 2:33-47; 2Th 1:6-10; Tit 2:13; Heb 9:28; 1Pe 4:12-14

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Context

Isaiah 66:4
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
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 66:6
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

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Isaiah 66:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Oid palabra de Jehová, vosotros los que tembláis á su palabra: Vuestros hermanos los que os aborrecen, y os niegan por causa de mi nombre, dijeron: Glorifíquese Jehová. Mas él se mostrará con alegría vuestra, y ellos serán confundidos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Écoutez la parole de l’ Éternel, vous qui tremblez à sa parole: Vos frères qui vous haïssaient, qui vous rejetaient à cause de mon nom, disaient: Que l’ Éternel soit glorifié, et que nous voyions votre joie! Mais eux, ils seront confus.
German Elberfelder 1871	Höret das Wort Jehovas, die ihr zittert vor seinem Worte! Es sagen eure Brüder, die euch hassen, die euch verstoßen um meines Namens willen: Jehova erzeige sich herrlich, daß wir eure Freude sehen mögen! aber sie werden beschämt werden.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Audite verbum Domini, qui tremitis ad verbum ejus. Dixerunt fratres vestri odientes vos, et abjicientes propter nomen meum: Glorificetur Dominus, et videbimus in lætitia vestra; ipsi autem confundentur.