Isaiah 65:16

65:16 Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth35

will do so in the name of the faithful God;36

whoever makes an oath in the earth

will do so in the name of the faithful God.37

For past problems will be forgotten;

I will no longer think about them.38

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35	tn Or “in the land” (NIV, NCV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs again later in this verse, with the same options.
36	tn Heb “will pronounce a blessing by the God of truth.”
37	tn Heb “will take an oath by the God of truth.”
38	tn Heb “for the former distresses will be forgotten, and they will be hidden from my eyes.”