Isaiah 65:18

Isaiah 65:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
• New International Version (NIV)But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy.

Context of Isaiah 65:18

16Whoever asks for a blessing in the land will ask for a blessing by the God of truth, and whoever swears in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my sight. 17“For I will create new heavens and a new earth; the past events will not be remembered or come to mind. Then be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. 19I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people. The sound of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her. 20In her, a nursing infant will no longer live only a few days, or an old man not live out his days. Indeed, the one who dies at a hundred years old will be mourned as a young man, and the one who misses a hundred years will be considered cursed.

Isaiah 65:18 word by word

כִּֽי־אִם־שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְגִ֙ילוּ֙ עֲדֵי־עַ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֣י בוֹרֵ֑א כִּי֩ הִנְנִ֨י בוֹרֵ֧א אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם גִּילָ֖ה וְעַמָּ֥הּ מָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But be ye gladשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797
• and rejoiceגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• for everעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703
• which I createבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• a rejoicingגִּילָהgîylâh gîylath · rejoicingH1525
• and her peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• a joyמָשׂוֹשׂmâώôώ · rejoicingH4885

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:18

• Isaiah 12:4and on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord; proclaim his name! Make his works known among the peoples. Declare that his name is exalted.
• Isaiah 42:10Sing a new song to the Lord; sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea with all that fills it, you coasts and islands with your inhabitants.
• Isaiah 44:23Rejoice, heavens, for the Lord has acted; shout, depths of the earth. Break out into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and glorifies himself through Israel.
• Isaiah 49:13Shout for joy, you heavens! Earth, rejoice! Mountains break into joyful shouts! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
• Isaiah 51:11And the ransomed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
• Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
• Isaiah 66:10Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her —
• Psalms 67:3Let the peoples praise you, God; let all the peoples praise you.
• Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken. He judges the peoples fairly.”
• Psalms 98:1Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has performed wonders; his right hand and holy arm have won him victory.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing for joy, Daughter Zion; shout loudly, Israel! Be glad and celebrate with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16Rejoice always,
• Revelation 11:15The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Rejoice for ever in that which I create "Exult in the age to come which I create" - So in Isaiah 9:5; עד אבי abi ad, , "the father of the age to come," Sept. See Bishop Chandler, Defence of Christianity, p. 136.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18But be ye glad and rejoice - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:11). Forever - It is not to be momentary happiness - like a bright morning that is soon overcast with clouds. The joy of God‘s people is to endure for ever, and they shall have ceaseless cause of praise and thanksgiving. I create Jerusalem a rejoicing - A source of rejoicing; or a place of rejoicing. And her people a joy - That is, in themselves joyful, and a source of joy to all others. The idea…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 In the grace and comfort believers have in and from Christ, we are to look for this new heaven and new earth. The former confusions, sins and miseries of the human race, shall be no more remembered or renewed. The approaching happy state of the church is described under a variety of images. He shall be thought to die in his youth, and for his sins, who only lives to the age of a hundred years. The event alone can determine what is meant; but…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Jerusalem here symbolizes God’s eternal kingdom (Revelation 21:1–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. rejoice for ever ... Jerusalem--(Is 51:11). "Everlasting joy ... Zion." Spiritually (1Th 5:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:18

• Church
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• Millennium
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Commentaries on Isaiah 65

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings