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Isaiah 65:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" so that he who blesses himself on the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears on the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes. "

Isaiah 65:16

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14 Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.

15 You will leave your name for a curse to my chosen, and the Lord GOD will kill you. He will call his servants by another name,

16 so that he who blesses himself on the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears on the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.

17 “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.

18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy.

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Revelation 3:14

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Isaiah 65:1

"“I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."

Isaiah 65:2

"I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;"

Isaiah 65:3

"a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;"

Isaiah 65:4

"who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;"

Isaiah 65:5

"who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day."

Isaiah 65:6

"“Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their bosom"

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