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Isaiah 65:13

65:12 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 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:

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Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed;

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:

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed:

65:14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. vexation: Heb. breaking

What does Isaiah 65:13 mean?

Isaiah 65:13 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây), יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih).

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Therefore
thus
saithאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
the
LordאֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
GOD,יְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih/yeh-ho-vee'/H3069{YHWH}
Behold,
my
servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
shall
eat,אָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
but
ye
shall
be
hungry:רָעֵבrâʻêb/raw-abe'/H7456to hunger
behold,
my
servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
shall
drink,שָׁתָהshâthâh/shaw-thaw'/H8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
but
ye
shall
be
thirsty:צָמֵאtsâmêʼ/tsaw-may'/H6770to thirst (literally or figuratively)
behold,
my
servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
shall
rejoice,שָׂמַחsâmach/saw-makh'/H8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
but
ye
shall
be
ashamed:בּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 65:13.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. should make: or, delight his senses

Isaiah 3:15

What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Isaiah 49:10

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

Isaiah 7:7

Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

Jeremiah 1:6

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Psalms 141:8

But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. leave: Heb. make not my soul bare

Psalms 86:4

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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What does Isaiah 65:13 say?

Isaiah 65:13 (King James Version) reads: "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:"

Is Isaiah 65:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 65:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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