Isaiah
Isaiah 65:21–23
21They will build houses and dwell in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22No 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.
23They will not labor in vain
or bear children doomed to disaster;
for they will be a people blessed by the LORD —
they and their descendants with them.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 65:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will build | וּבָנ֥וּ | ū·ḇā·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1129 build |
| houses | בָתִּ֖ים | ḇāt·tîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1004 house |
| and dwell in them | וְיָשָׁ֑בוּ | wə·yā·šā·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| they will plant | וְנָטְע֣וּ | wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| vineyards | כְרָמִ֔ים | ḵə·rā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3754 vineyard |
| and eat | וְאָכְל֖וּ | wə·’ā·ḵə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H398 eat |
| their fruit | פִּרְיָֽם׃ | pir·yām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6529 fruit |
Isaiah 65:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No longer | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will they build houses | יִבְנוּ֙ | yiḇ·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1129 build |
| for others | וְאַחֵ֣ר | wə·’a·ḥêr | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H312 another |
| to inhabit | יֵשֵׁ֔ב | yê·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| nor | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| plant | יִטְּע֖וּ | yiṭ·ṭə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| for others | וְאַחֵ֣ר | wə·’a·ḥêr | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H312 another |
| to eat | יֹאכֵ֑ל | yō·ḵêl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the lifetime | יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of a tree | הָעֵץ֙ | hā·‘êṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| so will be the days | כִימֵ֤י | ḵî·mê | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of My people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| and My chosen ones | בְחִירָֽי׃ | ḇə·ḥî·rāy | Adjective - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H972 chosen |
| will fully enjoy | יְבַלּ֥וּ | yə·ḇal·lū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1086 become old and worn out |
| the work | וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | ū·ma·‘ă·śêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of their hands | יְדֵיהֶ֖ם | yə·ḏê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
Isaiah 65:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| labor | יִֽיגְעוּ֙ | yî·ḡə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3021 toil, grow or be weary |
| in vain | לָרִ֔יק | lā·rîq | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7385 emptiness, vanity |
| bear children | יֵלְד֖וּ | yê·lə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| doomed to disaster | לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה | lab·be·hā·lāh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H928 dismay, sudden terror or ruin |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵ֔מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| will be a people | זֶ֜רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| blessed | בְּרוּכֵ֤י | bə·rū·ḵê | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H1288 kneel, bless |
| by the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and their descendants | וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖ם | wə·ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’ê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6631 issue, offspring, produce |
| with them | אִתָּֽם׃ | ’it·tām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H854 with |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 65:21 Amos 9:14 · Isaiah 62:8–9 · Jeremiah 31:4–5 · Isaiah 32:18 · Isaiah 37:30 · Judges 6:1–6
Isaiah 65:22 Psalm 92:12–14 · Psalm 91:16 · Psalm 21:4 · Isaiah 65:15 · Isaiah 65:9
Isaiah 65:23 Isaiah 61:9 · Jeremiah 32:38–39 · Deuteronomy 28:3–12 · Psalm 115:14–15 · Acts 2:39 · Romans 9:7–8 · Isaiah 49:4 · Isaiah 55:2 · Leviticus 26:3–10 · Genesis 17:7 · Zechariah 10:8–9 · Haggai 2:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.