Isaiah 65 · Verse 22

Isaiah 65:22

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.
Isaiah 65:22, King James Version

Isaiah 65:22 in other translations

BSBNo longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
WEBThey will not build and another inhabit. They will not plant and another eat; for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.
ASVThey 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.
YLTThey do not build, and another inhabit, They do not plant, and another eat, For as the days of a tree are the days of My people, And the work of their hands wear out do My chosen ones.
DARBYthey 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 mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
BBEThey will no longer be building for the use of others, or planting for others to have the fruit: for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my loved ones will have joy in full measure in the work of their hands.
WebsterThey 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 my elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

What does Isaiah 65:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. 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).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit - The reverse of the curse denounced on the disobedient, Deu 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 decaying: which seems to be a moderate and probable computation. See Evelyn, Sylva, B. 3 chap. 3. The present emperor of China, in his very ingenious and sensible poem entitled Eloge de Moukden, a translation of which in French was published at Paris, 1770, speaks of a tree in his country which lives more than a hundred ages: and another, which after fourscore ages is only in its prime, pp. 37, 38. But his imperial majesty's commentators, in their note on the place, carry the matter much farther; and quote authority, which affirms, that the tree last mentioned by the emperor, the immortal tree, after having lived ten thousand years, is still only in its prime. I suspect that the Chinese enlarge somewhat in their national chronology, as well as in that of their trees. See Chou King. Preface, by Mons. de Guignes. The prophet's idea seems to be, that they shall live to the age of the antediluvians; which seems to be very justly expressed by the days of a tree, according to our notions. The rabbins have said that this refers to the tree of life, which endures five hundred years. - L.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 65:17-25

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…

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Isaiah 65:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יִבְנוּ֙yiv.Nuthey will buildH1129
וְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.Cherand anotherH312
יֵשֵׁ֔בye.Shevhe will dwellH3427
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יִטְּע֖וּyi.te.'Uthey will plantH5193
וְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.Cherand anotherH312
יֹאכֵ֑לyo.Khelhe will eatH398
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
כִימֵ֤יkhi.Mei[will be] like [the] days ofH3117
הָעֵץ֙ha.'Etz<the> treeH6086
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.Sehand [the] work ofH4639
יְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.Hemhands theirH3027
יְבַלּ֥וּye.va.Luthey will use to [the] fullH1086
בְחִירָֽי\׃ve.chi.Raichosen ones myH972

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Cross references for Isaiah 65:22

  • Psalms 92:12-14

    The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

  • Psalms 91:16

    With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

  • Psalms 21:4

    He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

  • Isaiah 65:15

    And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

  • Isaiah 65:9

    And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

  • Genesis 5:27

    And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

  • Genesis 5:5

    And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

  • Leviticus 26:16

    I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
for as.
9,15; Ge 5:5,27; Le 26:16; Ps 92:12-14; Re 20:3-5
long enjoy. Heb. make them continue long, or, shall wearout.

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Context

  • Isaiah 65:21

    And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

  • Isaiah 65:22

    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.

  • Isaiah 65:23

    They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

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Isaiah 65:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No edificarán, y otro morará; no plantarán, y otro comerá: porque según los días de los árboles serán los días de mi pueblo, y mis escogidos perpetuarán las obras de sus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		ils ne bâtiront pas pour qu’un autre habite; ils ne planteront pas pour qu’un autre mange; car les jours de mon peuple seront comme les jours d’un arbre, et mes élus useront eux-mêmes l’ouvrage de leurs mains.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie werden nicht bauen und ein anderer es bewohnen, sie werden nicht pflanzen und ein anderer essen; denn gleich den Tagen der Bäume sollen die Tage meines Volkes sein, und meine Auserwählten werden das Werk ihrer Hände verbrauchen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non ædificabunt, et alius habitabit; non plantabunt, et alius comedet: secundum enim dies ligni erunt dies populi mei, et opera manuum eorum inveterabunt.