Isaiah 65:17–23

The Lord Will Create New Heavens and a New Earth

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.

¹⁸So be glad and full of joy forever

because of what I will create.

I will cause others to take delight in Jerusalem.

They will be filled with joy

when they see its people.

¹⁹And I will be full of joy because of Jerusalem.

I will take delight in my people.

Sobbing and crying

will not be heard there anymore.

²⁰“Babies in Jerusalem will no longer

live only a few days.

Old people will not fail

to live for a very long time.

Those who live to the age of 100

will be thought of as still being young when they die.

Those who die before they are 100

will be considered as having been under God’s curse.

²¹My people will build houses and live in them.

They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

²²They will no longer build houses

only to have others live in them.

They will no longer plant crops

only to have others eat them.

My people will live to be as old as trees.

My chosen ones will enjoy for a long time

the things they have worked for.

²³Their work will not be worthless anymore.

They will not have children who are sure to face sudden terror.

Instead, I will bless them.

I will also bless their children after them.