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Isaiah 65:16–17

16  That he who blesseth himself in the earth eshall bless himself in fthe God of ftruth;

And he that sweareth in the earth gshall swear hby fthe God of truth;

Because ithe former troubles are forgotten,

And because they are hid from mine eyes.

17  For, behold, kI create enew heavens and a new earth:

And the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

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Isaiah 65:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Whoever 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.

17 “See, I will create

new heavens and a new earth.

The former things will not be remembered,

nor will they come to mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 so that he who blesses himself in the land

shall bless himself by the God of truth,

and he who takes an oath in the land

shall swear by the God of truth;

because the former troubles are forgotten

and are hidden from my eyes.

17 “For behold, I create new heavens

and a new earth,

and the former things shall not be remembered

or come into mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 All who invoke a blessing or take an oath

will do so by the God of truth.

For I will put aside my anger

and forget the evil of earlier days.

17 “Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth,

and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 So that he who blesses himself in the earth

Shall bless himself in the God of truth;

And he who swears in the earth

Shall swear by the God of truth;

Because the former troubles are forgotten,

And because they are hidden from My eyes.

17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;

And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 People in the land who ask for blessings

will ask for them from the faithful God.

And people in the land who make a promise

will promise in the name of the faithful God,

because the troubles of the past will be forgotten.

I will make those troubles go away.

17 “Look, I will make new heavens and a new earth,

and people will not remember the past

or think about those things.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 so that he who blesseth himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the land shall swear by the God of truth: because the former troubles shall be forgotten, and because they shall be hidden from mine eyes.

17 For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Whoever asks for a blessing in the land 

will be blessed by the God of Truth. 

Whoever swears an oath in the land 

will swear by the God of Truth. 

Past troubles are forgotten. 

They are hidden from my eyes. 

17 I will create a new heaven and a new earth. 

Past things will not be remembered. 

They will not come to mind. 

Isaiah 65:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 Whoever is blessed in the land

will be blessed by the God of truth,

and whoever swears in the land

will swear by the God of truth.

For the former troubles will be forgotten

and hidden from My sight.

17 “For I will create a new heaven and a new earth;

the past events will not be remembered or come to mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Then whoever invokes a blessing in the land

shall bless by the God of faithfulness,

and whoever takes an oath in the land

shall swear by the God of faithfulness;

because the former troubles are forgotten

and are hidden from my sight.

17 For I am about to create new heavens

and a new earth;

the former things shall not be remembered

or come to mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Whoever blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of trustworthiness,

and the one who swears an oath in the land shall swear by the God of trustworthiness,

because the former troubles are forgotten,

and they are hidden from my eyes.

17 For look! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth,

and the former things shall not be remembered,

and they shall not come to mind.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 They will ask me to bless their land.

They will do it in my name.

I am the God of truth.

They will take oaths and make promises in their land.

They will do it in my name.

I am the God of truth.

The troubles of the past will be forgotten.

They will be hidden from my eyes.

17 “I will create new heavens and a new earth.

The things that have happened before will not be remembered.

They will not even enter your minds.

Isaiah 65:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 Because he who is blessed in the earth

Will be blessed by the God of truth;

And he who swears in the earth

Will swear by the God of truth;

Because the former troubles are forgotten,

And because they are hidden from My sight!

17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;

And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.


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