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I will pay them back in full! <a href="/esv/isaiah/65.htm">English Standard Version</a> both your iniquities and your fathers’ iniquities together, says the LORD; because they made offerings on the mountains and insulted me on the hills, I will measure into their lap payment for their former deeds.” <a href="/bsb/isaiah/65.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.” <a href="/kjv/isaiah/65.htm">King James Bible</a> Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/65.htm">New King James Version</a> Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together,” Says the LORD, “Who have burned incense on the mountains And blasphemed Me on the hills; Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.” <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/65.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Both your own wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the LORD. “Because they have burned incense on the mountains And scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their laps.” <a href="/nasb/isaiah/65.htm">NASB 1995</a> Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,&#8221 says the LORD. &#8220Because they have burned incense on the mountains And scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/65.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says the LORD. “Because they have burned incense on the mountains, And scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.” <a href="/lsb/isaiah/65.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says Yahweh. “Because they have burned incense on the mountains And reproached Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.” <a href="/amp/isaiah/65.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Both your own wickedness and the wickedness of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Since they too have made offerings with incense on the mountains And scorned and taunted Me on the hills, I therefore will measure [punishment for] their former work [directly] into their arms.” <a href="/csb/isaiah/65.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> for your iniquities and the iniquities of your ancestors together,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and reproached me on the hills, I will reward them fully for their former deeds.” <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/65.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> for your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together,&#8221 says the LORD.&#8221 Because they burned incense on the mountains and reproached Me on the hills, I will reward them fully for their former deeds.&#8221 <a href="/asv/isaiah/65.htm">American Standard Version</a> your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom. <a href="/cev/isaiah/65.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I, the LORD, will make them pay for their sins and for those of their ancestors--they have disgraced me by burning incense on mountains. <a href="/erv/isaiah/65.htm">English Revised Version</a> your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/65.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will repay you for your sins and for the sins of your ancestors," says the LORD. They burnt incense on the mountains and slandered me on the hills, so I will be the first to pay them back in full. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/65.htm">Good News Translation</a> for their sins and the sins of their ancestors. They have burned incense at pagan hill shrines and spoken evil of me. So I will punish them as their past deeds deserve." <a href="/isv/isaiah/65.htm">International Standard Version</a> both your iniquities and your ancestors' iniquities together,'' says the LORD. "Because they offered incense on the mountains and insulted me on hills, I'll measure into their laps full payment for their earlier actions." <a href="/msb/isaiah/65.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,? says the LORD. ?Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.? <a href="/net/isaiah/65.htm">NET Bible</a> for your sins and your ancestors' sins," says the LORD. "Because they burned incense on the mountains and offended me on the hills, I will punish them in full measure." <a href="/nheb/isaiah/65.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together," says the LORD, "who have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills; therefore I will first measure their work into their bosom." <a href="/wbt/isaiah/65.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. <a href="/web/isaiah/65.htm">World English Bible</a> your own iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together”, says Yahweh, “who have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills. Therefore I will first measure their work into their bosom.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/65.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together,” said YHWH, “Who have made incense on the mountains, "" And have reproached Me on the heights, "" And I have measured their former work into their bosom.” <a href="/ylt/isaiah/65.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, said Jehovah, Who have made perfume on the mountains, And on the heights have reproached Me, And I have measured their former work into their bosom.' <a href="/slt/isaiah/65.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together, said Jehovah, who burnt incense upon the mountains, and upon the hills they reproached me: and I measured their former work upon their bosom.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/65.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord, who have sacrificed upon the mountains, and have reproached me upon the hills; and I will measure back their first work in their bosom. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/65.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Your iniquities are joined with the iniquities of your fathers, says the Lord. For they have sacrificed upon the mountains, and they have offended me upon the hills. And so, I will measure back to them, from their first work, into their sinews. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/65.htm">New American Bible</a> Your crimes and the crimes of your ancestors as well, says the LORD. Since they burned incense on the mountains, and insulted me on the hills, I will at once pour out in full measure their recompense into their laps. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/65.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> their iniquities and their ancestors’ iniquities together, says the LORD; because they offered incense on the mountains and reviled me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their actions.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/65.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Their sins and the sins of their fathers are well known, says the LORD, for they have burned incense upon the mountains and reproached me upon the hills; therefore I will measure their former works into their bosom. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/65.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Their sins and the sins of their fathers are evident, says LORD JEHOVAH, for they have put sweet incense on the mountains, and upon the hills they reproached me. I shall measure their first works into their bosom”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/65.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, Saith the LORD, that have offered upon the mountains, And blasphemed Me upon the hills; Therefore will I first measure their wage into their bosom. <a href="/sep/isaiah/65.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> their sins and the sins of their fathers, saith the Lord, who have burnt incense on the mountains, and reproached me on the hills: I will recompense their works into their bosom. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/65-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14231" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/65.htm">Judgments and Promises</a> …6Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps, 7<a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem (N-cpc:: 2mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">for your iniquities</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: wa·‘ă·wō·nōṯ (Conj-w:: N-cpc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">and for those</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of your fathers,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: qiṭ·ṭə·rū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">they burned incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/2778.htm" title="2778: ḥê·rə·p̄ū·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter.">and scorned Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">the hills,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: ū·mad·dō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">I will measure</a> <a href="/hebrew/2436.htm" title="2436: ḥê·qām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Bosom. Or cheq; and chowq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom.">into their laps</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: ri·šō·nāh (Adj-fs) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">full payment for their former</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ʿal (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6468.htm" title="6468: p̄ə·‘ul·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A work, recompense. Feminine passive participle of pa'al; work.">deeds.”</a> 8This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a> You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, <a href="/jeremiah/11-10.htm">Jeremiah 11:10</a> They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. <a href="/jeremiah/16-11.htm">Jeremiah 16:11-12</a> Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction. / And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me. <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Jeremiah 32:18</a> You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts, <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. <a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">Ezekiel 20:4</a> Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Confront them with the abominations of their fathers <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27-29</a> Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me. / When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings. / So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.) <a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a> They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins. <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Hosea 13:1-2</a> When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died. / Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!” <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. <a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32</a> Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers. <a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a> Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ... <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a> But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, said the LORD, which have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.your iniquities<a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a> Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;<a href="/leviticus/26-39.htm">Leviticus 26:39</a> And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.<a href="/numbers/32-14.htm">Numbers 32:14</a> And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.burned<a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Isaiah 57:7</a> Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.<a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">1 Kings 22:43</a> And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.<a href="/2_kings/12-3.htm">2 Kings 12:3</a> But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.blasphemed<a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27,28</a> Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me… therefore<a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Isaiah 65:6</a> Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,<a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Jeremiah 5:9,29</a> Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? … <a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19,20</a> Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Defied</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-18.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-9.htm">First</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Laps</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-12.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-3.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Scorned</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-11.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Defied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">First</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-16.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/judges/7-5.htm">Laps</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-9.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Scorned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-20.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 65</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">The calling of the Gentiles, </a> 2. <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">and the rejection of the Jews, for their incredulity, idolatry, and hypocrisy</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">A remnant shall be saved</a> 11. <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Judgments on the wicked, and blessings on the godly</a> 17. <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">The blessed state of the new Jerusalem</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/65.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/65.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. This phrase highlights the concept of generational sin and accountability. In the Old Testament, the sins of the fathers often had consequences for their descendants (<a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>). This does not imply that children are punished for their parents' sins, but rather that the effects of sin can permeate through generations. The Israelites' persistent idolatry and rebellion against God are central themes in Isaiah. The phrase underscores the collective responsibility of the nation, as both current and past generations have contributed to the spiritual decline. The LORD's declaration emphasizes His authority and the seriousness of the people's transgressions.“Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, Burning incense on the mountains refers to the practice of idolatry, where high places were often used for pagan worship (<a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a>). These locations were chosen for their elevation, believed to be closer to the gods. The Israelites adopted these practices from surrounding nations, directly violating God's commandments (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-4</a>). Scorning God on the hills indicates a deliberate rejection and mockery of His sovereignty. This behavior reflects a deep-seated rebellion and spiritual adultery, as the people turned away from the worship of Yahweh to false gods. The cultural context of the time shows a syncretism where the Israelites mixed pagan rituals with their worship, diluting their faith and provoking God's anger.I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.” The imagery of measuring into their laps suggests a precise and personal recompense for their actions. In ancient times, the lap was considered a place where one received goods or rewards, symbolizing the direct consequences of one's actions (<a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a>). The phrase "full payment" indicates that God's judgment will be complete and just, reflecting His holiness and righteousness. This concept is consistent with the biblical principle of sowing and reaping (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). The "former deeds" refer to the accumulated sins of the nation, emphasizing that God's patience has limits and that persistent disobedience leads to inevitable judgment. This passage serves as a warning and a call to repentance, highlighting the need for a return to covenant faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The speaker in this verse, God is addressing the people of Israel, highlighting His role as the righteous judge who holds people accountable for their actions. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a> The recipients of this message, they are being held accountable for their sins and the sins of their ancestors. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_mountains_and_hills.htm">The Mountains and Hills</a> These locations are significant as they were often used for pagan worship and idolatry, which was a direct violation of God's commandments. 4. <a href="/topical/i/iniquities_of_the_fathers.htm">Iniquities of the Fathers</a> Refers to the sins committed by previous generations, which have lasting consequences on the current generation. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sacrifices.htm">Sacrifices</a> The act of offering sacrifices on the mountains was a form of idolatry, which was a major sin against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/generational_accountability.htm">Generational Accountability</a> Understand that our actions can have lasting impacts on future generations. We must strive to break cycles of sin and seek God's forgiveness and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just a historical issue but a present danger. We must examine our lives for anything that takes precedence over our relationship with God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a> God is just and will hold us accountable for our actions. We should live with an awareness of His righteous standards and seek to align our lives with His will. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> While God holds us accountable, He also offers forgiveness and restoration. We should be quick to repent and turn back to Him when we fall short. <a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a> Each individual is responsible for their own actions. We should focus on living a life that honors God, regardless of the actions of those around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_65.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 65</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_27_7-9_conflict_with_ezekiel_18.htm">Isaiah 27:7-9 describes collective punishment or forgiveness--does this conflict with other Old Testament texts emphasizing individual responsibility (e.g., Ezekiel 18)?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_isaiah_7_8-9_with_history.htm">How do we reconcile Isaiah 7:8-9, which promises an end to Ephraim's threat within 65 years, with other biblical or historical records of that period?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_sincere_prayers_unanswered.htm">(Psalm 65:2) If God truly hears all prayers, why do so many sincere requests remain unanswered?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_god's_vineyard.htm">If Isaiah 27:2-3 depicts God personally tending a vineyard, why is there no archeological evidence or historical record of such a divine vineyard?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/65.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) Which have burned incense upon the mountains . . .--The old inveterate sin of the worship of high places (comp. <a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm" title="On a lofty and high mountain have you set your bed: even thither went you up to offer sacrifice.">Isaiah 57:7</a>; <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm" title="They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit prostitution, and your spouses shall commit adultery.">Hosea 4:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm" title="Then shall you know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, on every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet smell to all their idols.">Ezekiel 6:13</a>; <a href="/2_kings/15-4.htm" title="Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.">2Kings 15:4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/15-35.htm" title="However, the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.">2Kings 15:35</a>). The worship paid there to other gods, or nominally to Jehovah in a way which He had forbidden, was practically a "blasphemy" or "reproach" against Him.Their former work.--Better, I will measure their work first into their bosoms. That was, as it were, the primary duty of the Supreme Ruler. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/65.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Your iniquities. This is a new sentence, not a continuation of ver. 6, which should be closed by a full stop. It is an incomplete sentence, needing for its completion the repetition of the verb shillamti, "I will recompense." Which have burned incense upon the mountains (see <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">2 Kings 17:11</a>; <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Ezekiel 6:13</a>; and comp. <a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Isaiah 57:7</a>). And blasphemed me; rather, reproached me (see <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Isaiah 37:4, 17, 23, 24</a>). Therefore will I measure their former work; rather, therefore will r, first of all, measure their work into their bosom. The expression, "first of all," prepares the way for the encouraging promises of vers. 8-10. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/65-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>both יַחְדָּו֙ (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A unit, unitedly for your iniquities עֲ֠וֺנֹתֵיכֶם (‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity and [those] וַעֲוֺנֹ֨ת (wa·‘ă·wō·nōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity of your fathers,” אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father says אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Because אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they burned incense קִטְּרוּ֙ (qiṭ·ṭə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the mountains הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country and scorned Me חֵרְפ֑וּנִי (ḥê·rə·p̄ū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2778.htm">Strong's 2778: </a> To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the hills, הַגְּבָע֖וֹת (hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> A hillock I will measure וּמַדֹּתִ֧י (ū·mad·dō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> To stretch, to measure, to be extended into חֵיקָֽם׃ (ḥê·qām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to their laps ס (s) Punctuation <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> full payment for their former רִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה (ri·šō·nāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> First, in place, time, rank deeds.” פְעֻלָּתָ֛ם (p̄ə·‘ul·lā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6468.htm">Strong's 6468: </a> A work, recompense <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 65:7 Your own iniquities and the iniquities (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 65:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 65:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 65:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 65:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>