Verse 16

Isaiah 65:16

Literal Standard Version

16 So that he who is blessing himself in the earth, || Blesses himself in the God (Elohim) of faithfulness, || And he who is swearing in the earth, || Swears by the God (Elohim) of faithfulness, || Because the former distresses have been forgotten, || And because they have been hid from My eyes.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַ/מִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְ בָּ/אָ֗רֶץ יִתְבָּרֵךְ֙ בֵּ/אלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֔ן וְ/הַ/נִּשְׁבָּ֣ע בָּ/אָ֔רֶץ יִשָּׁבַ֖ע בֵּ/אלֹהֵ֣י אָמֵ֑ן כִּ֣י נִשְׁכְּח֗וּ הַ/צָּרוֹת֙ הָ/רִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹת וְ/כִ֥י נִסְתְּר֖וּ מֵ/עֵינָֽ/י
English Translation
Blessed shall be the one who blesses in the land, by the God of truth; and he who swears in the land shall swear by the God of truth, for the former troubles have been forgotten and have been hidden from my eyes.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 65 Context
1 “I have been inquired of by those who did not ask, || I have been found by those who did not seek Me... Focus ↗
2 I have spread out My hands all the day || To an apostate people, || Who are going in the way that is... Focus ↗
3 The people who are continually provoking Me to anger, || To My face, || Sacrificing in gardens, and... Focus ↗
4 Who are dwelling among tombs, || And lodge in reserved places, || Who are eating flesh of the sow, |... Focus ↗
5 Who are saying, Keep to yourself, do not come near to me, || For I have declared you unholy. These a... Focus ↗
6 Behold, it is written before Me: I am not silent, but have repaid; And I have repaid into their boso... Focus ↗
7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together,” said YHWH, “Who have made incense on... Focus ↗
8 Thus said YHWH: “As the new wine is found in the cluster, || And one has said, Do not destroy it for... Focus ↗
9 And I have brought out a Seed from Jacob, || And from Judah a Possessor of My mountain, || And My ch... Focus ↗
10 And Sharon has been for the habitation of a flock, || And the Valley of Achor for the lying down of... Focus ↗
11 And you are those forsaking YHWH, || Who are forgetting My holy mountain, || Who are setting a table... Focus ↗
12 And I have numbered you for the sword, || And all of you bow down for slaughter, || Because I called... Focus ↗
13 Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “Behold, My servants eat, and you hunger, || Behold, My servants dri... Focus ↗
14 Behold, My servants sing from joy of heart, || And you cry from pain of heart, || And you howl from... Focus ↗
15 And you have left your name || For an oath for My chosen ones, || And Lord YHWH has put you to death... Focus ↗
16 So that he who is blessing himself in the earth, || Blesses himself in the God (Elohim) of faithfuln...
17 For behold, I am creating new heavens and a new earth, || And the former things are not remembered,... Focus ↗
18 But rejoice, and rejoice forever, that I am Creator, || For behold, I am creating Jerusalem to be a... Focus ↗
19 And I have rejoiced in Jerusalem, || And have rejoiced in My people, || And the voice of weeping is... Focus ↗
20 There is not a suckling of mere days there anymore, || And an aged man who does not complete his day... Focus ↗
21 And they have built houses, and inhabited, || And planted vineyards, and eaten their fruit. Focus ↗
22 They do not build, and another inhabit, || They do not plant, and another eat, || For as the days of... Focus ↗
23 They do not labor for a vain thing, || Nor do they bring forth for trouble, || For they are the seed... Focus ↗
24 And it has come to pass, || They do not yet call, and I answer, || They are yet speaking, and I hear... Focus ↗
25 Wolf and lamb feed as one, || And a lion eats straw as an ox, || As for the serpent—its food is dust... Focus ↗