Isaiah 65:17

Isaiah 65:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.

Context of Isaiah 65:17

15You will leave your name for my chosen ones to use in their curses; the Sovereign Lord will put you to death, but to his servants he will give another name. 16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the one true God; whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the one true God. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes. “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. 18But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. 19I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.

Isaiah 65:17 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנְנִ֥י בוֹרֵ֛א שָׁמַ֥יִם חֲדָשִׁ֖ים וָאָ֣רֶץ חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹת וְלֹ֥א תַעֲלֶ֖ינָה עַל־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For, behold, I createבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and the formerרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• shall not be rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• nor comeעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• into mindלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:17

• Isaiah 51:16I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand— I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”
• Isaiah 66:22“As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the Lord, “so will your name and descendants endure.
• 2 Peter 3:13But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
• Revelation 21:1Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
• Jeremiah 3:16In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “people will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17I create new heavens and a new earth - This has been variously understood. Some Jews and some Christians understand it literally. God shall change the state of the atmosphere, and render the earth more fruitful. Some refer it to what they call the Millennium; others, to a glorious state of religion; others, to the re-creation of the earth after it shall have been destroyed by fire. I think it refers to the full conversion of the Jews ultimately; and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For behold - The idea in this verse is, that there should be a state of glory as great as if a new heaven and a new earth were to be made. I create new heavens - Calamity and punishment in the Bible are often represented by the heavens growing dark, and being rolled up like as a scroll, or passing away (see the notes at Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 34:4). On the contrary, prosperity, happiness, and the divine favor, are represented by the clearing up of a cloudy…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. 17The new heavens and new earth will be a place of righteousness (see also 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21). Paul described believers in Christ as already being part of the new creation (see 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. As Caleb inherited the same land which his feet trod on (De 1:36; Jos 14:9), so Messiah and His saints shall inherit the renovated earth which once they trod while defiled by the enemy (Is 34:4; 51:16; 66:22; Eze 21:27; Psa 2:8; 37:11; 2Pe 3:13; He 12:26-28 Re 21:1). not be remembered--See on Is 65:16, note on "troubles"; the words here answer to "the former ... forgotten," &c. The former sorrows of the earth, under the fall, shall be so far from…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:17

• Church
• Earth
• Heaven
• Jesus, the Christ
• Millennium
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

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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