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Isaiah 65:13–15
13 Therefore, thus says the Lord 1God,
“Behold, My servants will aeat, but you will be bhungry.
Behold, My servants will cdrink, but you will be dthirsty.
Behold, My servants will erejoice, but you will be fput to shame.
14 “Behold, My servants will ashout joyfully with a glad heart,
But you will bcry out with a 1heavy heart,
And you will wail with a broken spirit.
15 “You will leave your name for a acurse to My chosen ones,
And the Lord 1God will slay you.
1 | Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord |
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1 | Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord |
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Isaiah 65:13–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“My servants will eat,
but you will go hungry;
my servants will drink,
but you will go thirsty;
my servants will rejoice,
but you will be put to shame.
14 My servants will sing
out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out
from anguish of heart
and wail in brokenness of spirit.
15 You will leave your name
for my chosen ones to use in their curses;
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
but to his servants he will give another name.
Isaiah 65:13–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)
13 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 put to shame;
14 behold, my servants shall sing for gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out for pain of heart
and shall wail for breaking of spirit.
15 You shall leave your name to my chosen for a curse,
and the Lord God will put you to death,
but his servants he will call by another name,
Isaiah 65:13–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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:
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.
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:
Isaiah 65:13–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“My servants will eat,
but you will starve.
My servants will drink,
but you will be thirsty.
My servants will rejoice,
but you will be sad and ashamed.
14 My servants will sing for joy,
but you will cry in sorrow and despair.
15 Your name will be a curse word among my people,
for the Sovereign Lord will destroy you
and will call his true servants by another name.
Isaiah 65:13–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 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;
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And wail for grief of spirit.
15 You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen;
For the Lord God will slay you,
And call His servants by another name;
Isaiah 65:13–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 So this is what the Lord God says:
“My servants will eat,
but you evil people will be hungry.
My servants will drink,
but you evil people will be thirsty.
My servants will be happy,
but you evil people will be shamed.
14 My servants will shout for joy
because of the goodness of their hearts,
but you evil people will cry,
because you will be sad.
You will cry loudly, because your spirits will be broken.
15 Your names will be like curses to my servants,
and the Lord God will put you to death.
But he will call his servants by another name.
Isaiah 65:13–15 — American Standard Version (ASV 1901)
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, 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 put to shame; 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:
Isaiah 65:13–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and ye shall be ashamed; 14 behold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and ye shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto mine elect; for the Lord Jehovah will slay thee, and will call his servants by another name:
Isaiah 65:13–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 This is what the Lord God says:
My servants will eat, but you will be hungry.
My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty.
My servants will be glad, but you will be ashamed.
14 My servants will sing because of the gladness in their hearts.
But you will cry because of your sadness
and wail because of your depression.
15 Your name will be used as a curse by my chosen ones.
The Almighty Lord will kill you
and call his servants by another name.
Isaiah 65:13–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
My servants will eat,
but you will be hungry;
My servants will drink,
but you will be thirsty;
My servants will rejoice,
but you will be put to shame.
14 My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart,
but you will cry out from an anguished heart,
and you will lament out of a broken spirit.
15 You will leave your name behind
as a curse for My chosen ones,
and the Lord God will kill you;
but He will give His servants another name.
Isaiah 65:13–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
My servants shall eat,
but you shall be hungry;
my servants shall drink,
but you shall be thirsty;
my servants shall rejoice,
but you shall be put to shame;
14 my servants shall sing for gladness of heart,
but you shall cry out for pain of heart,
and shall wail for anguish of spirit.
15 You shall leave your name to my chosen to use as a curse,
and the Lord God will put you to death;
but to his servants he will give a different name.
Isaiah 65:13–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh:
“Look! My servants shall eat but you, you shall be hungry.
Look! My servants shall drink but you, you shall be thirsty.
Look! My servants shall rejoice but you, you shall be ashamed.
14 Look! My servants shall shout for joy of heart, but you, you shall cry out for pain and howl for sadness.
15 And you shall leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse,
and the Lord Yahweh will kill you, and he will give his servants another name.
Isaiah 65:13–15 — New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
13 So the Lord and King says,
“Those who serve me will have food to eat.
But you will be hungry.
My servants will have plenty to drink.
But you will be thirsty.
Those who serve me will be full of joy.
But you will be put to shame.
14 My servants will sing
with joy in their hearts.
But you will cry out
because of the great pain in your hearts.
You will cry because your spirits are sad.
15 My chosen ones will use your names
when they call down curses on others.
I am your Lord and King.
I will put you to death.
But I will give new names to those who serve me.
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