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Isaiah 65:7

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7 both your iniquities 1and your fathers' iniquities together, says the LORD; 2because they made offerings on the mountains 3and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their bosom payment for their former deeds."[a]
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Isaiah 65:7 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 65:7

Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together
(saith the Lord)
That is, the punishment both of the one and of the other; these being alike, and continued from father to son, and approved of, and committed by one generation after another, till the measure was filled up; and then the recompence of reward is given for all of them together at once: which have burnt incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; where they offered incense and other sacrifices to idols, which was interpreted by the Lord as a blaspheming and reproaching of him; see ( Isaiah 57:7 ) ( Jeremiah 2:20 ) ( 3:6 ) : therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom;
punish them for their former sins as well as their latter ones, and both together.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Isaiah 65:7 In-Context

5 who say, "Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am too holy for you." These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all the day.
6 Behold, it is written before me: "I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into their bosom
7 both your iniquities and your fathers' iniquities together, says the LORD; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their bosom payment for their former deeds."
8 Thus says the LORD: "As the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say, 'Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,' so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all.
9 I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah possessors of my mountains; my chosen shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Exodus 20:5; [Matthew 23:35]
  • 2. [Ezekiel 20:27, 28]
  • 3. [Ezekiel 20:27, 28]

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or I will first measure their payment into their bosom
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