Isaiah 65:6

6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,

Isaiah 65:6 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 65:6

Behold, it is written before me
This account of their sins; it was in his sight and constant remembrance, and punishment for them was determined by him, written in the book of his decrees: I will not keep silence;
but threaten with destruction, and not only threaten, but execute; plead against them really, as well as verbally, with sore judgments: but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom;
full and just recompence of punishment for all their transgressions, as it follows. The Targum is,

``I will recompense to them the vengeance of their sins, and deliver their bodies to the second death.''

Isaiah 65:6 In-Context

4 that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

5 that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,

7 your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.

8 Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.