Focused Passage

Isaiah 65:17-25

The LORD Answers Rebellion with Judgment and Promises New Creation for His Servants

From the LORD’s exposure of an obstinate people who refused his outstretched hands, to his indictment of corrupt worship and false holiness, to his promise to repay sin, to his preservation of a servant remnant, to judgment against those who forsake the LORD, to the sharp contrast between servants and rebels, to the promise of new heavens, new earth, renewed Jerusalem, fruitful labor, answered prayer, and peace on the LORD’s holy mountain.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17 For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.

19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.

20 No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.

21 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

22 No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

23 They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.

24 Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction behold הִנְנִ֥י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I will create בוֹרֵ֛א H1254 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular new חֲדָשִׁ֖ים H2319 Adjective - masculine plural heavens שָׁמַ֥יִם H8064 Noun - masculine plural and a new חֲדָשָׁ֑ה H2319 Adjective - feminine singular earth וָאָ֣רֶץ H776 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular The former things הָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹת H7223 Article | Adjective - feminine plural will not וְלֹ֤א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle be remembered תִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ H2142 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural nor וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle will they come תַעֲלֶ֖ינָה H5927 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural to עַל־ H5921 Preposition mind לֵֽב׃ H3820 Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • LXX a new heaven and a new earth; see also Isaiah 66:22 and Revelation 21:1.
Verse 18

Original words

כִּֽי־ כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction But be glad שִׂ֤ישׂוּ H7797 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural and rejoice וְגִ֙ילוּ֙ H1523 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural forever עַ֔ד H5703 Noun - masculine singular . . . עֲדֵי־ H5704 Preposition in what אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אֲנִ֣י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular create בוֹרֵ֑א H1254 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular for כִּי֩ H3588 Conjunction . . . הִנְנִ֨י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I will create בוֹרֵ֧א H1254 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Noun - feminine singular Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular to be a joy גִּילָ֖ה H1525 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and its people וְעַמָּ֥הּ H5971 Noun - feminine singular to be a delight מָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃ H4885 Noun - masculine singular . . . אִם־ H518 Conjunction
Verse 19

Original words

I will rejoice וְגַלְתִּ֥י H1523 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular in Jerusalem בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular and take delight וְשַׂשְׂתִּ֣י H7797 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular in My people בְעַמִּ֑י H5971 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular The sounds ק֥וֹל H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct of weeping בְּכִ֖י H1065 Noun - masculine singular . . . וְק֥וֹל H6963 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct and crying זְעָקָֽה׃ H2201 Noun - feminine singular will no וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle longer ע֔וֹד H5750 Adverb be heard יִשָּׁמַ֥ע H8085 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular in her בָּהּ֙ Preposition | third person feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

No לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle longer ע֗וֹד H5750 Adverb will a nursing infant ע֤וּל H5764 Noun - masculine singular construct live יִֽהְיֶ֨ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . מִשָּׁ֜ם H8033 Preposition-m | Adverb but a few days יָמִים֙ H3117 Noun - masculine plural or an old man וְזָקֵ֔ן H2205 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative fail לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle to live out יְמַלֵּ֖א H4390 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his years יָמָ֑יו H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction the youth הַנַּ֗עַר H5288 Article | Noun - masculine singular will die יָמ֔וּת H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular at a hundred מֵאָ֤ה H3967 Number - feminine singular years בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . שָׁנָה֙ H8141 Noun - feminine singular and he who fails וְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔א H2398 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular [to reach] a hundred מֵאָ֥ה H3967 Number - feminine singular . . . בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . שָׁנָ֖ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular will be considered accursed יְקֻלָּֽל׃ H7043 Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

They will build וּבָנ֥וּ H1129 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural houses בָתִּ֖ים H1004 Noun - masculine plural and dwell in them וְיָשָׁ֑בוּ H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural they will plant וְנָטְע֣וּ H5193 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural vineyards כְרָמִ֔ים H3754 Noun - masculine plural and eat וְאָכְל֖וּ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural their fruit פִּרְיָֽם׃ H6529 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 22

Original words

No longer לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle will they build houses יִבְנוּ֙ H1129 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for others וְאַחֵ֣ר H312 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular to inhabit יֵשֵׁ֔ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular nor לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle plant יִטְּע֖וּ H5193 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for others וְאַחֵ֣ר H312 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular to eat יֹאכֵ֑ל H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction [as is] the lifetime יְמֵ֣י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct of a tree הָעֵץ֙ H6086 Article | Noun - masculine singular so will be the days כִימֵ֤י H3117 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct of My people עַמִּ֔י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and My chosen ones בְחִירָֽי׃ H972 Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular will fully enjoy יְבַלּ֥וּ H1086 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural the work וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה H4639 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of their hands יְדֵיהֶ֖ם H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 23

Original words

They will not לֹ֤א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle labor יִֽיגְעוּ֙ H3021 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in vain לָרִ֔יק H7385 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular [or] וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle bear children יֵלְד֖וּ H3205 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural doomed to disaster לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה H928 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular for כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction they הֵ֔מָּה H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural will be a people זֶ֜רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct blessed בְּרוּכֵ֤י H1288 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct by the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular [they] and their descendants וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖ם H6631 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural with them אִתָּֽם׃ H854 Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 24

Original words

- וְהָיָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Even before טֶֽרֶם־ H2962 Adverb they call יִקְרָ֖אוּ H7121 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural I וַאֲנִ֣י H589 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular will answer אֶעֱנֶ֑ה H6030 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular and while they הֵ֥ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural are still ע֛וֹד H5750 Adverb speaking מְדַבְּרִ֖ים H1696 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural I וַאֲנִ֥י H589 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular will hear אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Verse 25

Original words

The wolf זְאֵ֨ב H2061 Noun - masculine singular and the lamb וְטָלֶ֜ה H2924 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will feed together יִרְע֣וּ H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . כְאֶחָ֗ד H259 Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular and the lion וְאַרְיֵה֙ H738 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will eat יֹֽאכַל־ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular straw תֶּ֔בֶן H8401 Noun - masculine singular like the ox כַּבָּקָ֣ר H1241 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular but the food לַחְמ֑וֹ H3899 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular of the serpent וְנָחָ֖שׁ H5175 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will be dust עָפָ֣ר H6083 Noun - masculine singular They will neither לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle harm יָרֵ֧עוּ H7489 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural nor וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle destroy יַשְׁחִ֛יתוּ H7843 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural on all My בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct holy קָדְשִׁ֖י H6944 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular mountain הַ֥ר H2022 Noun - masculine singular construct says אָמַ֥ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ס H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew nachash; translated in most cases as snake

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