Isaiah 65:24

New Living Translation

I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Even before they call, I will answer;while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Hebrew Names Version
It shall happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

King James Version
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

English Standard Version
Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.

New American Standard Bible
"It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will listen.

New Century Version
I will provide for their needs before they ask, and I will help them while they are still asking for help.

Amplified Bible
"It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

World English Bible
It shall happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Yea, before they call, I will answere, and whiles they speake, I will heare.

Legacy Standard Bible
And it will be that before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Berean Standard Bible
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Contemporary English Version
I will answer their prayers before they finish praying.

Complete Jewish Bible
Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Easy-to-Read Version
I will answer them before they call for help. I will help them before they finish asking.

George Lamsa Translation
And it shall come to pass that before they call I will answer them; and before they speak I will hear them.

Good News Translation
Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers.

Lexham English Bible
And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; while still they are speaking, I myself will hear.

Literal Translation
And it will be, before they call, I will answer. While they are speaking, then I will hear.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it shalbe, that or euer they call, I shal answere them. Whyle they are yet but thinkinge how to speake, I shal heare them.

American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Bible in Basic English
And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

King James Version (1611)
And it shal come to passe, that before they call, I will answere, & whiles they are yet speaking, I will heare.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it shalbe, that or euer they call, I shall aunswere them, whyle they are yet but thinking howe to speake, I shal heare them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hearken to them; while they are yet speaking, I will say, What is it?

English Revised Version
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it schal be, bifor that thei crien, Y schal here; yit while thei speken, Y schal here.

Update Bible Version
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

New English Translation
Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

New King James Version
"It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.

New Life Bible
And it will be before they call, I will answer. While they are still speaking, I will hear.

New Revised Standard
Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it shall come to pass - That before they call, I, will answer, And while yet they are speaking, I, will hear.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hear; as they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Revised Standard Version
Before they call I will answer, while they are yet speaking I will hear.

Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, They do not yet call, and I answer, They are yet speaking, and I hear.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ "Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. ¹⁸ Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness. Her people will be a source of joy. ¹⁹ I will rejoice over Jerusalem and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying will be heard in it no more. ²⁰ "No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. No longer will people be considered old at one hundred! Only the cursed will die that young! ²¹ In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. ²² Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains. ²³ They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord , and their children, too, will be blessed. ²⁴ I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! ²⁵ The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. But the snakes will eat dust. In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain. I, the Lord , have spoken!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Isaiah 58:9, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15, Daniel 9:20-23, Daniel 10:12, Mark 11:24, Luke 15:18-20, Acts 4:31, Acts 10:30-32, Acts 12:5-16, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:15 - before Genesis 24:45 - before Genesis 25:21 - entreated Exodus 33:17 - I will do 1 Kings 3:12 - I have done 2 Kings 19:20 - I have heard 1 Chronicles 21:26 - and called 2 Chronicles 7:1 - when Solomon 2 Chronicles 20:14 - Then upon 2 Chronicles 34:27 - I have even Nehemiah 2:6 - So it pleased Psalms 3:4 - I cried Psalms 10:17 - cause Psalms 34:17 - cry Psalms 59:10 - prevent Psalms 65:2 - thou Psalms 102:2 - in the day Psalms 108:6 - and answer me Psalms 138:3 - In the day Isaiah 30:19 - he will Isaiah 37:21 - Whereas Jeremiah 29:12 - General Jeremiah 33:3 - Call Hosea 2:21 - saith Zechariah 13:9 - they shall call Matthew 6:6 - pray Luke 17:14 - as Luke 23:43 - To day John 1:48 - when John 16:23 - Whatsoever Acts 2:2 - suddenly Acts 8:29 - General Acts 12:12 - where

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer,.... The sense is, should they be attacked by any enemy, or fear that they shall be disturbed by them, and so bethink themselves of making application to the Lord for help; while they are preparing for prayer, stirring up one another to it, and appointing a season for it, to meet together on that account; before they are able to put up one petition in a regular way, the Lord will appear for them, and give an answer of peace:

and while they are yet speaking, I will hear; while they are praying to him, he hears and answers, and grants their requests, and more, as he did Daniel. This shows the readiness of the Lord to help and assist his people in any time of trouble, or when they may fear an enemy; and is a great encouragement to attend the throne of grace constantly.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Before they call, I will answer - That is, their desires shall be anticipated, God will see their needs, and he will impart to them the blessings which they need. He will not wait to be applied to for the blessing. How many such blessings do all his people receive at the hand of God! How ready is he to anticipate our needs! How watchful is he of our necessities; and how rich his benevolence in providing for us! Even the most faithful and prayerful of his people receive numerous favors and comforts at his hand for which they have not directly asked him. The prayer for the supply of our daily food, ‘Give us this day our daily bread,’ God had anticipated, and had prepared the means of answering it, long before, in the abundant harvest. Had he waited until the prayer was offered, it could not have been answered without a miracle. Ever watchful, he anticipates our necessities, and in his providence and grace lays the foundation for granting the favor long before we ask him.

And while they are yet speaking, I will hear - So it was with Daniel (Daniel 9:20-21; compare Psalms 32:5). So it was with the early disciples when they were assembled in an upper room in Jerusalem, and when the Spirit of God descended with great power on the day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-2. So when Paul and Silas, in the prison at Philippi, ‘prayed and sang praises to God,’ he heard them and came for their rescue Acts 16:25-26. So it has often been - and especially in revivals of religion. When his people have been deeply impressed with a sense of the languishing state of religion; when they have gone unitedly before God and implored a blessing; God has heard their prayers, and even while they were speaking has begun a work of grace. Hundreds of such instances have occurred, alike demonstrating the faithfulness of God to his promises, and suited to encourage his people, and to excite them to prayer. It is one of the precious promises pertaining to the blessings of the reign of the Messiah, that the answer of prayer shall be immediate - and for this his people should look, and this they should expect. God can as easily answer prayer at once as to delay it; and when the proper state of mind exists, he is as ready to answer it now as to defer it to a future time. What encouragement have we to pray! How faithful, how fervent should we be in our supplications! How full of guilt are we if one single blessing is witcheld from our world that might have been imparted if we had prayed as we ought; if one single soul shall be lost who might have been saved if we had not been unfaithful in prayer!

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 65:24. Before they call, I will answer — I will give them all they crave for, and more than they can desire.