Isaiah 65:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 65:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 65:14 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of sp..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 65:14 — KJV
“Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. vexation: Heb. breaking”
— Isaiah 65:14 (KJV)
Isaiah 65:14 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 65:14
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:14: behold, servants, spirit
“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. in his...: Heb. before him”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:14: joy, vexation, spirit
“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:14: behold, cry, howl
“And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:14: behold, heart, spirit
“My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. his...: or, to the borders thereof, even to Zoar, as an heifer destruction: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:14: heart, cry, heb
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