Isaiah 65:6

6 "Behold, it is written before Me, I will ¹not keep silent, but ²I will repay; I will even repay 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 Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat swine's flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.

5 "Who say, 'Keep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am holier than you!' These are 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 even repay into their bosom,

7 Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together," says the LORD . "Because they have burned incense on the mountains And scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom."

8 Thus says the LORD , "As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one says, 'Do not destroy it, for there is benefit in it,' So I will act on behalf of My servants In order not to destroy all of them.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 50:3, 21; Isaiah 42:14; Isaiah 64:12
• 2. Jeremiah 16:18