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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Isaiah 65:22

20“No longer will babies die when only a few days old. No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life. No longer will people be considered old at one hundred! Only the cursed will die that young! 21In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. 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. 23They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed. 24I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

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 preserve a remnant of the people of Israel and of Judah to possess my land. Those I choose will inherit it, and my servants will live there.
• Genesis 5:5Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
• Leviticus 26:16I will punish you. I will bring sudden terrors upon you—wasting diseases and burning fevers that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them.
• Psalms 92:12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
• Revelation 20:3The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward 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