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Isaiah 65:14

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:
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

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Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.

Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

65:15 And 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:

What does Isaiah 65:14 mean?

Isaiah 65:14 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֶבֶד (ʻebed), רָנַן (rânan), טוּב (ṭûwb).

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Behold,
my
servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
shall
singרָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
for
joyטוּבṭûwb/toob/H2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
of
heart,לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
but
ye
shall
cryצָעַקtsâʻaq/tsaw-ak'/H6817to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
for
sorrowכְּאֵבkᵉʼêb/keh-abe'/H3511suffering (physical or mental), adversity
of
heart,לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
and
shall
howlיָלַלyâlal/yaw-lal'/H3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
for
vexationשֶׁבֶרsheber/sheh'-ber/H7667a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
of
spirit.רוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
vexation:
Heb.
breaking

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 65:14.

Genesis 18:5

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. comfort: Heb. stay are: Heb. you have passed

Genesis 24:10

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. for: or, and

Psalms 145:7

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

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What does Isaiah 65:14 say?

Isaiah 65:14 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Isaiah 65:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 65:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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