Isaiah 65:15
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
Study Note
Study Note
The declaration that the disobedient will 'leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name' anticipates the transfer of covenant identity from ethnic Israel to the 'chosen servants' who respond to God's new-creation invitation (65:17). The 'other name' promised to the servants has been read christologically (those called Christians — Acts 11:26 — receiving the new name prophesied here) and eschatologically (Revelation 2:17's 'new name' written on the white stone for the overcomers). The contrast between 'a curse' (for those who reject) and the new covenant name (for the servants) mirrors the Deuteronomic blessing-and-curse structure, now applied eschatologically rather than nationally. The verse forms part of the foundation for Paul's argument in Romans 9:6-8 that 'not all who are of Israel are Israel' — the true Israel is constituted by election and response, not hereditary membership.
Other Translations
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:
And ye have left your name For an oath for My chosen ones, And the Lord Jehovah hath put thee to death, And to His servants He giveth another name.
And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name:
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