Isaiah 65:16

That R.V., So that (as Genesis 11:7; Psalms 95:11; Malachi 4:1, &c.).

he who blesseth himself in the land] i.e. "who invokes a blessing on himself"; cf. Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 48:20; Jeremiah 4:2.

shall bless himself by the God of truth using such expressions as, "May the God of truth bless me." By the fulfilment both of His threatenings and His promises Jehovah will have shewn Himself to be the God of truth, so that a blessing uttered in His name is certainly effective. God of truthis strictly "God of the Amen" (cf. 2 Corinthians 1:20; Revelation 3:14), but this is a too artificial phrase for so early a period. Read "ômen("truth," "fidelity").

swear by the God of truth Cf. ch. Isaiah 48:1.

the former troubles are forgotten See Revelation 21:4. hid from

mine eyes a reminiscence probably of Hosea 13:14.