Isaiah 65:15 “You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the…”

Isaiah 65:15

You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

World English Bible

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,

American Standard Version

And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:

Geneva Bible 1599

And ye shall leaue your name as a curse vnto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay you and call his seruants by another name.

Darby Translation

And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto mine elect; for the Lord Jehovah will slay thee, and will call his servants by another name:

Young's Literal Translation

And ye have left your name For an oath for My chosen ones, And the Lord Jehovah hath put thee to death, And to His servants He giveth another name.

Bible in Basic English

And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name:

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Cross references

“ye shall”

Zechariah 8:13 Jeremiah 29:22 Proverbs 10:7

Zechariah 8:13 · BSB

As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”

Jeremiah 29:22 · BSB

Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’

Proverbs 10:7 · BSB

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

“my chosen”

Isaiah 65:9 Isaiah 65:22

Isaiah 65:9 · BSB

And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.

Isaiah 65:22 · BSB

No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

“the Lord”

Isaiah 65:12 Isaiah 66:15 Matthew 21:41 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Matthew 22:7

Isaiah 65:12 · BSB

I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight…

Isaiah 66:15 · BSB

For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.

Matthew 21:41 · BSB

“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

1 Thessalonians 2:16 · BSB

hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

Matthew 22:7 · BSB

The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

“his servants”

Isaiah 62:2 Romans 9:26 Acts 11:26 1 Peter 2:9 1 Peter 2:10

Isaiah 62:2 · BSB

Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

Romans 9:26 · BSB

and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

Acts 11:26 · BSB

and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

1 Peter 2:9 · BSB

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:10 · BSB

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.

16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.

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