Isaiah 65:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“They do not build, and another inhabit, They do not plant, and another eat, For as the days of a tree <FI>are<Fi> the days of My people, And the work of their hands wear out do My chosen ones.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 65:22 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 5:5So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:27So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
- Leviticus 26:16then 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.
- Psalms 21:4He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.
- Psalms 91:16With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
- Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Isaiah 62:8The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
- Isaiah 65:9And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
- Isaiah 65:15You 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.
- Revelation 20:3And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
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