Isaiah 65:14

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Lo, My servants sing from joy of heart, And ye cry from pain of heart, And from breaking of spirit ye do howl.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 65:14 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
  2. Psalms 66:4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
  3. Psalms 109:28Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
  4. Isaiah 24:14They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
  5. Isaiah 50:11Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
  6. Isaiah 52:8Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.
  7. Isaiah 66:14When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
  8. Jeremiah 31:7For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’
  9. Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
  10. Matthew 13:42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  11. Matthew 22:13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  12. Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
  13. James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
  14. James 5:13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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