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Isaiah 65:23

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

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.

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.

24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

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BSB
They 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of the LORD’s blessed and their descendants with them.
ASV
They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.
DARBY
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for terror; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.
BLB
They will not toil in vain, and they will not bring forth for disaster; for [they are] a seed blessed of YHWH—they and their offspring with them.
ÅB
De skal ikke gjøre seg strev forgjeves og ikke føde barn til en brå død; for de er en slekt velsignet av Herren, og sitt avkom får de ha hos seg.
OTB
De skal ikke arbeide forgjeves, heller ikke føde barn dømt til ulykke; for de skal være et folk velsignet av Herren, de og deres etterkommere med dem.
B1930
De skal ikke gjøre sig møie forgjeves og ikke føde barn til en brå død; for de er en ætt velsignet av Herren, og sitt avkom får de ha hos sig.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 61:9

    And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.

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  • Jeremiah 32:38–39

    And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

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  • Deuteronomy 28:3–12

    Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

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  • Psalms 115:14–15

    The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

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  • Acts 2:39

    For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

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  • Isaiah 49:4

    Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.

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  • Isaiah 55:2

    Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

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  • Romans 9:7–8

    Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

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