Isaiah 65:23

Isaiah 65:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.
• New International Version (NIV)They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the Lord, they and their descendants with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them.

Context of Isaiah 65:23

21My people will build houses and they will live in them. They will plant vineyards and they will eat the fruit from them. 22They will no longer build houses and then other people live in them. They will not plant trees and then other people to eat the fruit. My people will have long lives, as long as trees live. My own people will live to enjoy the things that they have worked hard to get. Their work will not be useless. They will not give birth to children who will live in fear. Instead, the Lord will bless their children. He will bless them and their descendants with them. 24Before they call to me for help, I will answer them. While they are still praying, I will hear them. 25At that time, wolves and lambs will eat together. Lions will eat straw like cows. A snake's food will be dirt. Nothing will hurt or destroy anything else anywhere on my holy mountain.’ That is what the Lord says.

Isaiah 65:23 word by word

לֹ֤א יִֽיגְעוּ֙ לָרִ֔יק וְלֹ֥א יֵלְד֖וּ לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה כִּ֣י זֶ֜רַע בְּרוּכֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ הֵ֔מָּה וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖ם אִתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall not labourיָגֵעַyâga‛ · be weary/toilH3021
• in vainרִיקrîyq · vainH7385
• nor bring forthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• for troubleבֶּֽהָלָהbehâlâh · dismayH928
• the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• of the blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and their offspringצֶאֱצָאtse'ĕtsâ' · offspringH6631

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:23

• Isaiah 49:4I said, ‘My work has been useless. I have worked hard with no results.’ But the Lord will do what is right for me. He will give me what I deserve for my work.
• Isaiah 55:2Do not spend money on anything that is not real food. You work hard for your money, so do not spend it on things which do not help you. Listen carefully to me. Eat something that will make you strong! Enjoy the best food!
• Isaiah 61:9Their descendants will be famous among the other nations. Everyone who sees them will know that the Lord has blessed them.’
• Leviticus 26:3The people must carefully obey the rules.
• Deuteronomy 28:3God will bless you in your cities and in your fields.
• Hosea 9:11The great things that Israel enjoys will soon disappear. They will be like birds that fly away! The women of Israel will no longer give birth to children. They will not even become pregnant.
• Haggai 1:6You plant seeds but not many plants grow to give you food. You never have enough to eat. You drink, but you are still thirsty. You have clothes to wear, but they do not keep you warm. When you receive money for your work, you soon need to spend it. Then you have no money left.
• Haggai 2:19You have already eaten the crops that you stored. The grapes, figs, pomegranates and olives are not yet ready for you to pick. But after today, I will bless you. You will have many good things.’
• Malachi 3:10Now you must bring the whole tithe that belongs to me. Store it in my temple, so that there will be food in my house. Obey me and then see what I will do.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says. ‘You will see how much I will bless you! You will not have enough room to store all the good things that I will give to you. I will pour blessings out of the sky like rain.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58So you must continue to be strong in your spirits, my Christian friends that I love. Do not let anything move you away from your faith. Continue to work hard as you serve the Lord. You know that whatever you do for him will not be useless.
• Genesis 12:2I will cause your descendants to become a great nation. I will bless you. Everyone will know your name. You will bring my blessing to other people.
• Genesis 17:7My covenant with you is very strong. I am making it with you and with your descendants. It will continue for generation after generation of your descendants, for all time. I will be your God. I will also be the God of all your descendants.
• Psalms 115:14I pray that the Lord will give you many children, and your children too!
• Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people and I will be their God.
• Zechariah 10:8I will cause my people to come to me and I will bring them all together. I will buy them and I will make them free people. And there will be as many people as there were before.
• Acts 2:39God has promised to do all this for you and your children. He has also promised this to people who live far away in other places. The Lord our God will do it for all the people that he has called to come to him.’

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23They shall not labor in vain "My chosen shall not labor in vain" - I remove בחירי bechirai, my elect, from the end of the twenty-second to the beginning of the twenty-third verse, on the authority of the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, and a MS.; contrary to the division in the Masoretic text. - L. The Septuagint is beautiful: My chosen shall not labor in vain, neither shall they beget children for the curse; for the seed is blessed of the Lord, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23They shall not labor in vain - That is, either because their land shall be unfruitful, or because others shall plunder them. Nor bring forth for trouble - Lowth renders this, Neither shall they generate a short-lived race.‘ Noyes, Nor bring forth children for an early death.‘ The Septuagint renders it, ̓̀ ́ ̓ ́ Oude teknopoiēsousin eis kataran - Nor shall they bring forth children for a curse.‘ The Chaldee, Nor shall they nourish them for death.‘ There…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. 1-25Here, the Lord responds to the prayer in Isaiah 63:7–64:12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. bring forth for trouble--literally, "for terror," that is, "They shall not bring forth children for a sudden death" (Le 26:16; Jr 15:8). seed ... blessed--(Is 61:9). offspring with them--(Ho 9:12). "Their offspring shall be with themselves" [Maurer]; not "brought forth" only to be cut off by "sudden death" (see the parallel clause).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:23

• Children
• Church
• Jesus, the Christ
• Millennium
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Sought
• Thence
• Isaiah
• Oreb; Zeeb
• chosen, choose, chosen people, Chosen One, elect

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