ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 66:5
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Isa 66:5

66:5 who hate you. The opposition reflected in ch. 65 between God’s servants and nominal Israel has intensified.

Let . . . joy. Such an expression of praise by rebellious people is hypocritical righteousness.

shall be put to shame. Humiliation is the fate of the persecutors. See v. 10 for the fate of the persecuted.