Isaiah 65:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Thus saith the LORD. Note the frequent occurrence of this expression in predicting these new things.

As. According as.

new wine. Hebrew. tirosh. App-27. Here is further reference to the new Israel. See notes on Isaiah 65:1.

My servants' sake. Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Septuagint, read "servant's (singular): i.e. Messiah (see note on Isaiah 37:35):. "for the sake of My servant".

Isaiah 65:8

8 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.