Isaiah 65:16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 65:11-16

Here the different states of the godly and wicked, of the Jews that believed and of those that still persisted in unbelief, are set the one over?against the other, as life and death, good and evil, the blessing and the curse. I. Here is the fearful doom of those that persisted in their idolatry after the deliverance out of Babylon, and in infidelity after the preaching of the gospel of Christ. Observe, 1. What the doom is that is here threatened: ?I will number you to the sword as sheep for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 65:16

That he who blesseth himself in the earth ,.... That is sensible he stands in need of blessings, and wishes for them, and prays he might have them; or that takes notice that he is blessed with them, and acknowledges them, and is thankful for them: shall bless himself in the God of truth ; shall pray to him for blessings he wants, and ascribe what he has unto him, and give him the praise and glory of them; by whom is meant, either God the Father, in opposition to idols, the fictitious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:11-16

A MIXTURE OF THREATS WITH PROMISES . The prophet returns, in the main, to his former attitude, and resumes his denunciations ( Isaiah 65:11 , Isaiah 65:12 ); but, with Isaiah 65:13 , he begins to intermingle promises of favour to God's servants with threats against the rebellious, and finally (in Isaiah 65:16 ) turns wholly towards the side of grace and favour, announcing the coming of a time when "the former troubles" will be altogether "forgotten," and the kingdom of truth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:11-16

The doom of the idolaters. I. THE SINS . On the one hand it is the forsaking of Jehovah, the forgetting of his holy mountain. It is the keeping aloof from the true worship celebrated on Mount Moriah. But the heart of man knows no deeper need than that of worship; and the setting of the tables before the images of heathen deities ( lectisternia ) witnesses, even as an aberration and a caricature, to that yearning for communion with the Divine which true religion and revelation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:16

That he who blesseth himself ; rather, so that he who blesses himself. The sequence of the argument is not altogether clear. Perhaps it is recant that God will call them by his own Name ( Amos 9:12 )—"the people of God" ( Hebrews 4:9 ); and thence it will become natural for them to use no other name, either when they call for a blessing on themselves, or have to confirm a covenant with others. In the God of truth ; literally, in the God of the Amen ; i.e. the God who keeps... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:16

That he who blesseth himself in the earth - That is, he who shall invoke blessings on himself.Shall bless himself in the God of truth - Or by the true God. He shall not seek a blessing from a false god; but he shall come before the true God, and seek a blessing at his hand.And he that sweareth - Every oath that is taken in the land shall be by the true God. There shall be no swearing by idols; but the true God shall be everywhere acknowledged.Because the former troubles are forgotten - The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 65:16

Isaiah 65:16. That he who blesseth himself in the earth In any part of the world, for God shall have servants out of all nations, that shall be dignified with this new name; shall bless himself in the God of truth That is, in his name; shall renounce every species of idolatry, and invoke and praise the true God alone. They shall have recourse to, and trust in, him alone, for blessing and happiness, and for a supply of all their wants. Observe, reader, it is of great consequence what that... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 65:1-16

God’s people: servants or rebels? (65:1-16)It was God’s desire that Israel seek him and enjoy his blessings, but instead the nation rebelled against him and stubbornly went its own way. Only a minority within Israel, along with those of Gentile nations who turned to Israel’s God, were really God’s people (65:1-2). As for the people of Israel as a whole, they had throughout their long history repeatedly made God angry. They sacrificed to other gods, consulted the spirits of the dead and ate... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 65:16

That = So that. he who blesseth, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 22:18 ; Genesis 26:4 ). truth = faithfulness. Compare 2 Corinthians 1:20 . shall swear, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 6:13 ). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:16

16. That he—rather, "he who," c. blesseth, &c.— (Psalms 72:17 Jeremiah 4:2). God of truth—very God, as opposed to false gods; Hebrew, Amen: the very name of Messiah (2 Corinthians 1:20; Revelation 3:14), faithful to His promises (John 1:17; John 6:32). Real, substantial, spiritual, eternal, as opposed to the shadowy types of the law. sweareth, c.—God alone shall be appealed to as God (Isaiah 19:18 Deuteronomy 6:13; Psalms 63:11). troubles—that is, sins, provocations [LOWTH]. Rather,... read more

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