Isaiah 65:7

7 Both their own ¹iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together," says the LORD. "Because they have ²burned incense on the mountains And ³scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will ⁴measure their former work into their bosom."

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.

Isaiah 65:7 In-Context

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.

9 "I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, And an heir of My mountains from Judah; Even My chosen ones shall inherit it, And My servants will dwell there.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 22:14; Isaiah 26:21; Isaiah 30:13, 14
• 2. Isaiah 57:7; Hosea 2:13
• 3. Ezekiel 20:27, 28
• 4. Jeremiah 5:29; Jeremiah 13:25

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "your"