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Isaiah 65:1

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 373

    The Watchtower,

    4/1/1963, pp. 204-206

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 373;

    w63 205

Isaiah 65:2

Footnotes

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    65:2 Var. to a stubborn people

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 374

    The Watchtower,

    4/1/1976, p. 198

    8/1/1965, pp. 462-464

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 374;

    w76 198; w65 463; nh 195

Isaiah 65:3

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 367

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 374-375

  • Publications Index

    it-1 367; ip-2 374-375;

    ad 261; nh 195; w32 88

Isaiah 65:4

Footnotes

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    65:4 Conj. spend nights between rocks

  • *

    65:4 Lit. their dishes are

  • *

    65:4 (broth) Var. pieces

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 374-375

    The Watchtower,

    3/15/1980, pp. 3-4

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 374-375;

    w80 3/15 3-4; nh 195

Isaiah 65:5

Footnotes

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    65:5 Var.* because you have to hold me sacred

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 510, 981

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 374-375

    The Watchtower,

    3/15/1980, pp. 3-4

    2/15/1960, pp. 113-115

  • Publications Index

    it-2 510, 981; ip-2 374-375;

    w80 3/15 4; ad 1232; w60 114; nh 195; w38 91; w31 373; w30 344

Isaiah 65:6

Footnotes

  • *

    65:6 Conj. your laps

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 365

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 375-376

  • Publications Index

    it-1 365; ip-2 375-376;

    ad 259; nh 195, 266

Isaiah 65:7

Footnotes

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    65:7 Var. their guilt and the guilt of their fathers

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 365

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 779-780

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 375-376

  • Publications Index

    it-1 365; it-2 779; ip-2 375-376;

    ad 259; nh 195, 266

Isaiah 65:8

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 376-377

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 376-377;

    nh 266

Isaiah 65:9

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 376-377

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 376-377;

    nh 266; w36 222

Isaiah 65:10

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 41-42

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 377

  • Publications Index

    it-1 41-42; ip-2 377;

    ad 30; nh 266

Isaiah 65:11

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 44

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 973

    The Watchtower,

    6/1/2006, pp. 27-28

    9/1/1980, p. 29

    10/1/1974, p. 588

    3/1/1974, p. 135

    10/1/1972, p. 594

    11/15/1964, pp. 680-681

    10/1/1964, p. 581

    11/1/1963, pp. 645-646

    2/1/1954, pp. 93-95

    10/1/1951, pp. 607-608

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 378-379

    Awake!,

    8/8/1994, p. 15

    6/8/1992, p. 11

    6/8/1981, p. 4

    6/22/1974, p. 13

    Good News, pp. 134-135

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 44; it-1 973; w06 6/1 27-28; ip-2 378-379; g94 8/8 15; g92 6/8 11;

    g81 6/8 4; w80 9/1 29; gh 134-135; w74 135; w74 588; g74 6/22 13; w72 594; ad 667; g65 4/8 28; g65 11/8 3; w64 581, 680; g64 3/8 16-17, 19; w63 645; w54 94; nh 233, 292; w51 607; w41 201; w30 341

Isaiah 65:12

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower,

    6/1/2006, pp. 27-28

    9/1/1980, p. 29

    3/1/1974, p. 135

    3/1/1959, pp. 158-160

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 378-379

  • Publications Index

    w06 6/1 27-28; ip-2 378-379;

    w80 9/1 29; w74 135; w59 159; nh 233, 292

Isaiah 65:13

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 234-235

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 379-380

    The Watchtower,

    8/1/1980, p. 20

    9/15/1971, pp. 553-554

    6/1/1965, pp. 328-330

    2/15/1961, pp. 101-103

    6/1/1957, pp. 338-340

  • Publications Index

    kr 234-235; ip-2 379-380;

    w80 8/1 20; w71 553-554; w65 329; g65 5/22 16; g65 9/8 7; w61 102; g61 12/22 26; w57 339; nh 12, 233; w40 187; w37 381; w35 280; w34 136; jh 205; w31 292

Isaiah 65:14

Footnotes

  • *

    65:14 Var. for jollity

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 379-380

    The Watchtower,

    8/1/1980, p. 20

    9/15/1971, pp. 553-554

    6/1/1966, p. 341

    6/1/1965, pp. 328-330

    2/15/1961, pp. 101-103

    6/1/1957, pp. 338-340

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 379-380;

    w80 8/1 20; w71 553-554; w66 341; w65 329; g65 5/22 16; w61 102; g61 12/22 26; w57 339; nh 233; w31 292

Isaiah 65:15

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 466

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 380-381

    Proclaimers, p. 156

    The Watchtower,

    10/1/1957, p. 607

  • Publications Index

    it-2 466; ip-2 380-381; jv 156;

    ad 1201; w57 607; nh 233; w42 104; w40 214; w31 292, 294-295

Isaiah 65:16

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 380-381

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 380-381;

    fm 186; nh 233; w31 292-293

Isaiah 65:17

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 26

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 1061-1062

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 121, 497

    Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,

    2/2017, p. 7

    The Watchtower,

    3/1/2012, p. 19

    10/1/2008, p. 8

    4/15/2000, pp. 9-11, 14

    6/15/1998, p. 32

    7/15/1993, pp. 17-18

    3/1/1990, p. 9

    3/15/1983, pp. 24-25

    4/1/1980, pp. 3, 5

    2/1/1977, p. 93

    4/1/1976, p. 223

    6/1/1974, pp. 329-330

    6/15/1973, pp. 360-361

    8/15/1972, p. 500

    4/15/1972, pp. 230-231

    9/1/1971, p. 535

    4/1/1962, pp. 195-196, 203-205

    1/1/1962, pp. 3-4

    8/1/1960, pp. 460-461

    Revelation Climax, pp. 110, 301

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 381-383

    Does God Care, pp. 27-28

    Awake!,

    6/8/1995, pp. 10-11

    5/8/1994, pp. 9, 11

    3/8/1992, p. 12

    10/8/1990, pp. 10-11

    4/8/1989, p. 18

    11/22/1977, p. 28

    10/8/1974, p. 17

    4/8/1974, pp. 12-13, 16-17

    3/8/1973, p. 26

    3/8/1970, p. 28

    “All Scripture,” p. 123

    Survival, pp. 105-112

    Choosing, p. 121

    Life, p. 30

    Good News, p. 185

    Man’s Salvation, pp. 320-322, 355-357

    God Cares, p. 28

    This Life, p. 166

  • Publications Index

    ijwbq article 112; lff lesson 26; it-1 1061-1062; it-2 121, 497; mwb17.02 7; w12 3/1 19; w08 10/1 8; re 110, 301; ip-2 381-383; dg 27-28; w00 4/15 9-11, 14; w98 6/15 32; g95 6/8 11; g94 5/8 9, 11; w93 7/15 18; g92 3/8 12; w90 3/1 9; si 123; g90 10/8 10-11; g89 4/8 18;

    su 105-112; w83 3/15 24-25; w80 4/1 3, 5; bw 121; w77 93; lp 30; g77 11/22 28; w76 223; gh 185; sl 320-322, 355-356; gc 28; w74 330; ts 166; g74 4/8 12-13, 17; g74 10/8 17; w73 360-361; g73 3/8 26; w72 230-231, 500; w71 535; ad 730, 732; g70 3/8 28; ev 186; im 378; bf 662; w62 3, 195, 204; w60 460; nh 11, 229, 233, 312; ge 12; ow 24; w43 173; tf 353; w38 344; w31 43

Isaiah 65:18

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 383-384

    The Watchtower,

    4/15/2000, pp. 9-10

    3/1/1990, p. 9

    3/15/1983, pp. 24-26

    4/1/1980, p. 5

    4/15/1972, pp. 230-231

    9/1/1971, p. 535

    2/15/1961, pp. 101-102

    8/1/1950, pp. 235-237

    Survival, pp. 105-106, 107-108

    “Kingdom Come,” p. 183

    Life, p. 30

    Good News, p. 185

    Man’s Salvation, pp. 189-190, 320-322, 355-357

    Awake!,

    10/8/1974, p. 17

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 383-384; w00 4/15 9-10; w90 3/1 9;

    su 105-106, 108; w83 3/15 24-26; kc 183; w80 4/1 5; lp 30; gh 185; sl 189-190, 320-322, 355-356; g74 10/8 17; w72 231; w71 535; w61 101; nh 229, 242, 312; w50 236

Isaiah 65:19

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Revelation Climax, p. 303

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 383-384

    The Watchtower,

    4/15/2000, pp. 9-10

    3/15/1983, p. 26

    4/1/1980, p. 5

    5/15/1961, pp. 296-297

    “Kingdom Come,” p. 183

    Man’s Salvation, pp. 189-190

  • Publications Index

    re 303; ip-2 383-384; w00 4/15 9-10;

    w83 3/15 26; kc 183; w80 4/1 5; sl 189-190; w61 297; nh 229, 325; w40 214; s 333; ff 53

Isaiah 65:20

Footnotes

  • *

    65:20 Lit. a child in days

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower (Study),

    8/2018, p. 11

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 384-385

    The Watchtower,

    4/15/2000, p. 16

    2/15/1989, pp. 14-15

    2/1/1973, pp. 82-86

    8/15/1972, p. 500

    6/15/1965, pp. 383-384

    1/1/1965, pp. 19-25

    Awake!,

    2/22/1989, p. 11

    4/8/1974, pp. 12-13

  • Publications Index

    w18.08 11; ip-2 384-385; w00 4/15 16; w89 2/15 14; g89 2/22 11;

    g74 4/8 12-13; w73 82-86; w72 500; w65 20-21, 383; yb65 31-32; g62 10/8 26; nh 325; g50 9/8 25; w47 204; w40 214; s 333; w38 345-346; ff 52

Isaiah 65:21

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 27

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 200-201

    God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 232, 236-237

    The Watchtower,

    9/15/2012, p. 9

    4/15/2000, pp. 16-17

    7/15/1991, pp. 6-7

    10/15/1979, pp. 9-10

    6/15/1973, p. 362

    8/15/1972, p. 500

    4/15/1965, pp. 233-235

    Revelation Climax, p. 303

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 385-387

    Awake!,

    8/8/1979, p. 7

    4/8/1974, p. 13

    4/22/1971, p. 27

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 27; it-2 201; kr 232, 236-237; w12 9/15 9; re 303; ip-2 385-387; w00 4/15 16-17; w91 7/15 6;

    w79 10/15 9-10; g79 8/8 7; g74 4/8 13; w73 362; w72 500; g71 4/22 27; w65 234; g62 10/8 26; g61 10/8 25; nh 325; w49 109; w42 103

Isaiah 65:22

Footnotes

  • *

    65:22 Lit. days shall be like those

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 27

    The Watchtower (Study),

    12/2018, p. 5

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 200-201, 1124

    God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 232, 236-237

    The Watchtower,

    8/15/2009, p. 16

    5/15/2000, p. 29

    4/15/2000, pp. 16-17

    3/1/1995, p. 32

    10/15/1979, pp. 9-10

    2/1/1973, pp. 82-86

    8/15/1972, p. 500

    4/15/1965, pp. 233-235

    8/1/1955, pp. 475-477

    Revelation Climax, p. 303

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 385-387

    Awake!,

    4/22/1990, p. 9

    8/8/1979, p. 7

    4/8/1974, p. 13

    3/22/1974, p. 26

    11/8/1972, p. 7

    4/22/1971, p. 27

    Youth, p. 85

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 27; w18.12 5; it-2 201, 1124; kr 232, 236-237; w09 8/15 16; re 303; ip-2 385-387; w00 4/15 16-17; w00 5/15 29; w95 3/1 32; g90 4/22 9;

    w79 10/15 9-10; g79 8/8 7; yy 85; g74 3/22 26; g74 4/8 13; w73 82-86; w72 500; g72 11/8 7; ad 1614; g71 4/22 27; w65 234; g64 11/22 20; g62 10/8 26; pa 221; w55 476; nh 325, 333; w42 103

Isaiah 65:23

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 27

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 387

    The Watchtower,

    4/15/2000, p. 17

    4/15/1965, pp. 233-235

    1/15/1960, pp. 47-49

    7/15/1951, pp. 425-426

    Awake!,

    2/22/1989, p. 11

    4/8/1974, p. 13

  • Publications Index

    lff lesson 27; ip-2 387; w00 4/15 17; g89 2/22 11;

    g74 4/8 13; w65 234; g61 10/8 25; w60 48; nh 325, 329; w51 425; wl 110; w39 143

Isaiah 65:24

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, p. 387

    The Watchtower,

    4/15/2000, p. 17

    Awake!,

    4/8/1974, p. 13

  • Publications Index

    ip-2 387; w00 4/15 17;

    g74 4/8 13; nh 325; w39 366; v-3 297

Isaiah 65:25

Footnotes

  • *

    65:25 Lit. shall pasture like one

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 257, 593, 898

    The Watchtower,

    9/15/2012, pp. 9-10

    4/15/2000, pp. 17-18

    4/15/1965, pp. 233-235

    2/1/1954, pp. 90-92

    Isaiah’s Prophecy II, pp. 388-389

    Worldwide Security, pp. 174-175

    Man’s Salvation, pp. 189-190, 321-322

  • Publications Index

    it-2 257, 593, 898; w12 9/15 9-10; ip-2 388-389; w00 4/15 17-18; ws 174-175;

    sl 189-190, 322; ad 1069, 1472; w65 234; im 379; w54 91; nh 325, 333

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Isaiah 65:1-25

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65 I have consented to answer those who had not asked; I have let myself be found by those who had not looked for me; I have said “Here, here I am” to a nation that had not called my name; 2* I have spread out my hands all day to a stubborn and disobedient people, those who go on a course that is not good, following their own notions— 3 the people that provoke me to my face all the time, sacrificing in the gardens and making burnings on the bricks; 4*** those who sit in the graves and spend nights in the crypts, those who eat hogs’ flesh and their dishes hold broth of stale offerings, 5* those who say “Keep to yourself, do not come near me, because I should consecrate you”: these are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire burning all day. 6* I have it written down before me that I will not sit still but will pay back, right back into their laps, 7* your guilt and the guilt of your fathers together, quoth Jehovah, who made burnings on the mountains and flouted me on the hills, and I in the past measured out their earnings into their laps.

8 Says Jehovah, As the juice is found in the cluster of grapes, and one says “Do not break it off, because it has a blessing in it,” so I will do for my servants’ sake, not breaking all off. 9 And I will bring a stock out of Jacob and a possessor of my highlands out of Judah, and my chosen shall possess it and my servants shall reside there; 10 and the Sharon shall become a sheep-pasture and Trouble Vale a sleeping-place for cattle for my people who look to me.

11 But you, you that leave Jehovah, you that forget my sacred mountain, you that set a table for Lady Luck and fill mixed bowls for Destiny, 12 I will destine you to the sword and you shall all stoop for slaughtering. Since I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen, and you did what I disapproved and chose what I disliked, 13 therefore the Lord Jehovah says “Here will my servants be eating and you going hungry; here will my servants be drinking and you going thirsty; here will my servants be gladdened and you disappointed; 14* here will my servants be caroling in jollity of heart and you crying out for misery of heart and howling for agony of spirit; 15 and you shall leave your name to my chosen for an oath, ‘and Jehovah bring you to your death,’ and my servants shall be called by a different name, 16 whereas he who blesses himself in the country shall bless himself by the God of faithfulness, and he who swears in the country, shall swear by the God of faithfulness, because the past distresses are forgotten and because they are shrouded from my eyes.

17 “For here I am creating a new sky and a new earth, and the past shall not be remembered nor thought of, 18 but they shall be joyous and gleeful forevermore over what I create, for here I am creating a Jerusalem that is a glee and her people a joy. 19 And I will be gleeful over Jerusalem and joyous over my people; and there shall never again be heard in her the sound of weeping or of crying out. 20* Not again shall there be found there one who is a child in years and has grown old, who does not fill out his time; for a boy shall die a hundred years old, and a sinner get a curse when he is a hundred years old. 21 And they shall build houses and live there, and plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. 22* They shall not build and another live there, they shall not plant and another eat, for my people’s lifetime shall be like that of a tree, and my chosen shall wear out the work of their hands. 23 They shall not toil bootlessly nor bear children for sudden death; for they are the stock of Jehovah’s blessed ones, and have their offspring with them. 24 Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear. 25* Wolf and lamb shall pasture in unity, and lion shall eat straw like ox and snake have dust for its food; they shall not do harm nor havoc in all my sacred highland,” says Jehovah.

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