Isaiah 65:6
What does Isaiah 65:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 65:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949See, it is recorded before me, says the Lord: I will not keep back my hand, till I have sent punishment,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lo, it is written before Me: `I am not silent, but have recompensed; And I have recompensed into their bosom,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Behold it is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will render and repay into their bosom.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Context
v.5that 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.
v.6This passage
v.7your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 50:3
Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, And it is very tempestuous round about him.
- Psalms 56:8
Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?
- Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which isthe bookof life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- Joel 3:4
Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.
- Isaiah 42:14
I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together.
- Isaiah 64:12
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
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