Isaiah 65:21
What does Isaiah 65:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 65:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they will be building houses and living in them; planting vine-gardens and getting the fruit of them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they have built houses, and inhabited, And planted vineyards, and eaten their fruit.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruits of them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof:
Context
v.20There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
v.21This passage
v.22They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 37:30
And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
- Isaiah 32:18
And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
- Isaiah 62:8
Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies; and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast labored:
- Leviticus 26:16
I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
- Amos 9:14
And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
- Judges 6:1
And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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