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Isaiah 65:16 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 65 · verse 16
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.Isaiah 65:16 · King James Version
Isaiah 65:16 in context
14Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
16That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
18But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- forgottenshâkachto mislayH7911 →
- blessethbârakto kneelH1288 →
- swearethshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- troublestsârâhtightnessH6869 →
- formerriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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Here the different states of the godly and wicked, of the Jews that believed and of those that still persisted in unbelief, are set the one over - against the other, as life and death, good and evil, the blessing and the curse. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-16