Isaiah 65:22
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They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.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.
In other translations
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.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.
Hebrew words
לֹאlo'notH3808יִבְנוּyivnuthey will buildH1129וְאַחֵרve'acherand anotherH312יֵשֵׁבyeshevhe will dwellH3427לֹאlo'notH3808יִטְּעוּyite'uthey will plantH5193וְאַחֵרve'acherand anotherH312יֹאכֵלyokhelhe will eatH398כִּי־ki-forH3588כִימֵיkhimei[will be] like [the] days ofH3117הָעֵץha'etz<the> treeH6086יְמֵיyemei[the] days ofH3117עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971וּמַעֲשֵׂהuma'asehand [the] work ofH4639יְדֵיהֶםyedeihemhands theirH3027יְבַלּוּyevaluthey will use to [the] fullH1086בְחִירָי׃vechiraichosen ones myH972
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 92:12-1412 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
- Psalm 91:16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
- Psalm 21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.
- Isaiah 65:15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
- Isaiah 65:9And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
- Genesis 5:27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
- Leviticus 26:16I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
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