Isaiah 65:12

65:11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. troop: or, Gad number: or, Meni, a pagan god

Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

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I will destine you to the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you didn’t answer. When I spoke, you didn’t listen; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”

Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

Therefore will I number you to the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not hear; but did evil before my eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

65:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

What does Isaiah 65:12 mean?

Isaiah 65:12 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָנָה (mânâh), חֶרֶב (chereb), כָּרַע (kâraʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Therefore

will

numberמָנָהmânâh/maw-naw'/H4487properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll

you

the

sword,חֶרֶבchereb/kheh'-reb/H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

and

shall

all

bow

downכָּרַעkâraʻ/kaw-rah'/H3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate

the

slaughter:טֶבַחṭebach/teh'-bakh/H2874properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)

because

when

called,קָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

did

not

answer;עָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

when

spake,דָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

did

not

hear;שָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

but

didעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

evilרַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

before

mine

eyes,עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

and

did

chooseבָּחַרbâchar/baw-khar'/H977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

that

wherein

delightedחָפֵץchâphêts/khaw-fates'/H2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

not.

Topics

Law of God, the Reprobacy

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 65:12.

1 Samuel 4:20

And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. neither: Heb. set not her heart

Ezekiel 21:28

And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

Judges 9:54

Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 65:12 say?

Isaiah 65:12 (King James Version) reads: "Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not."

Is Isaiah 65:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 65:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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