Isaiah 65:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 65:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 65:16 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth sha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 65:16 — KJV
“That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.”
— Isaiah 65:16 (KJV)
Isaiah 65:16 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 65:16
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:16: god, because, troubles
“And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:16: bless, god, mine
“Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:16: god, because, mine
“Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:16: because, hid, mine
“Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. swoon: or, faint”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 65:16: earth, because, mine
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