Isaiah 65:22

Isaiah 65:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains.

Context of Isaiah 65:22

20No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not fill out his days, for the young man shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed. 21They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23They 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. 24Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.

Isaiah 65:22 word by word

לֹ֤א יִבְנוּ֙ וְאַחֵ֣ר יֵשֵׁ֔ב לֹ֥א יִטְּע֖וּ וְאַחֵ֣ר יֹאכֵ֑ל כִּֽי־כִימֵ֤י הָעֵץ֙ יְמֵ֣י עַמִּ֔י וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶ֖ם יְבַלּ֥וּ בְחִירָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall not buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• and anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• inhabitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• they shall not plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• for as the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of a treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and mine electבָּחִירbâchîyr · chosenH972
• shall long enjoyבָּלָהbâlâh · to become oldH1086
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of their handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:22

• Isaiah 65:9I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, and from Judah possessors of my mountains; my chosen shall possess it, and my servants shall dwell there.
• Genesis 5:5Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.
• Leviticus 26:16then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
• Psalms 92:12The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Revelation 20:3and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22They shall not build, and another inhabit - The reverse of the curse denounced on the disobedient, Deuteronomy 28:30; : "Thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein; thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof." For as the days of a tree - It is commonly supposed that the oak, one of the most longlived of the trees, lasts about a thousand years; being five hundred years growing to full perfection, and as many…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22They shall not build, and another inhabit - Every man shall enjoy the avails of his labor. For as the days I of a tree are the days of my people - That is, in that future time, such shall be the length of the lives of the people (see Isaiah 65:21). The Septuagint renders this, The days of the tree of life.‘ The Syriac, As the days of trees.‘ The Chaldee as the Septuagint. The idea is, that the lives of his people would be greatly prolonged (see the notes…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. 2222. They shall not experience the curse pronounced (Le 26:16; De 28:30). tree--among the most long-lived of objects in nature. They shall live as long as the trees they "plant" (compare Is 61:3, end of verse; Psa 92:12). enjoy--Hebrew, "consume," "wear out"; they shall live to enjoy the last of it (Is 62:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:22

• 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