What Does Isaiah 65:8 Mean?

properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

“Thus saith”

to say (used with great latitude)

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“is found”

properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

“As the new wine”

must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine

“in the cluster”

a bunch of grapes or other fruit

“Thus saith”

to say (used with great latitude)

not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing

“Destroy”

to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“it not for a blessing”

benediction; by implication prosperity

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner

“is in it so will I do”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that

“for my servants”

a servant

properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n

“Destroy”

to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)