Isaiah 65:8
in Isaiah 65This 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.
KJV
Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
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This verse in Isaiah 65
Commentary
3 notes on this verse(V. 8) Thus says the Lord: Just as when a grain is found in the cluster, and it is said: do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it; so I will do for the sake of my servants, that I will not destroy them all. LXX: Thus says the Lord: Just as when a grape is found in the cluster, and it is said: do not touch it, for there is a blessing in it; so I will do for the sake of my servant, that I will not destroy them all.
This site's exposition
as the new wine is found in the cluster
on Isaiah 65:8-10
The cluster of grapes carrying a blessing pictures the remnant hidden inside the nation under judgment, one saith, destroy it not, for a blessing is in it, and the Lord applies the figure directly, so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all, the servants named here for the first time in the chapter as the group the rest of the oracle keeps distinguishing. A seed out of Jacob and an inheritor out of Judah are promised the land itself, Sharon on the coastal plain and the valley of Achor south of Jericho named as literal pasture restored to literal flocks. Achor means trouble, the valley of Achan's judgment in Joshua seven, and Barnes and Delitzsch both note the reversal, the ground named for a curse becoming a place herds lie down in peace.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A blessing is in it - The Hebrews call all things which serve for food ברכה berachah, “a blessing.” On this verse Kimchi remarks: “As the cluster of grapes contains, besides the juice, the bark, and the kernels, so the Israelites have, besides the just, sinners among them. Now as the cluster must not be destroyed because there is a blessing, a nutritive part in it; so Israel shall not be destroyed, because there are righteous persons in it.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֣ה׀ | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִמָּצֵ֤א | yimatze' | it is found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| הַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ | hatirovosh | the new wine | H8492 → | 38 times |
| בָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹל | baeshkol | in the cluster of grapes | H811 → | |
| וְאָמַר֙ | veamar | and someone says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּ | tashchitehu | you destroy it | H7843 → | 146 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בְרָכָ֖ה | verakhah | blessing | H1293 → | 69 times |
| בּ֑וֹ | bo | [is] in it | ||
| כֵּ֤ן | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ | ʾeeseh | I will act | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְמַ֣עַן | lemaan | for [the] sake of | H4616 → | 272 times |
| עֲבָדַ֔י | ʾavadai | servants my | H5650 → | 799 times |
| לְבִלְתִּ֖י | levilti | to not | H1115 → | 112 times |
| הַֽשְׁחִ֥ית | hashchit | to destroy | H7843 → | 146 times |
| הַכֹּֽל׃ | hakol | <the> everyone | H3605 → | 5413 times |
כֹּ֣ה׀thus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
יִמָּצֵ֤אit is found
yimatze'H4672 →455 times
הַתִּירוֹשׁ֙the new wine
hatirovoshH8492 →38 times
בָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלin the cluster of grapes
baeshkolH811 →
וְאָמַר֙and someone says
veamarH559 →5305 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּyou destroy it
tashchitehuH7843 →146 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בְרָכָ֖הblessing
verakhahH1293 →69 times
בּ֑וֹ[is] in it
bo
כֵּ֤ןso
kenH3651 →771 times
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙I will act
ʾeesehH6213 →2628 times
לְמַ֣עַןfor [the] sake of
lemaanH4616 →272 times
עֲבָדַ֔יservants my
ʾavadaiH5650 →799 times
לְבִלְתִּ֖יto not
leviltiH1115 →112 times
הַֽשְׁחִ֥יתto destroy
hashchitH7843 →146 times
הַכֹּֽל׃<the> everyone
hakolH3605 →5413 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 13:20If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
it leads to
- Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
- Isaiah 65:8–9
This 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…
- Zechariah 13:8–9
And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.
- Romans 11:28–32
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
- Isaiah 6:13
And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”
- Matthew 24:22
Where this verse is studied
1 study on this verseAlso on Isaiah 65: 3 studies that walk through this chapter ▾
About Isaiah

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah and Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah.
