Isaiah 65:24
22 No 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.
23 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.
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
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- BSB
- Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- KJV
- And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
- WEB
- It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
- ASV
- And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
- DARBY
- And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
- BLB
- And it will come to pass that before they call, then I will answer; and [while] they are still speaking, then I will hear.
- ÅB
- Og det skal skje: før de roper, skal jeg svare, mens de enda taler, skal jeg høre.
- OTB
- Selv før de kaller, vil jeg svare; mens de ennå taler, vil jeg lytte til dem.
- B1930
- Og det skal skje: før de roper, skal jeg svare, mens de ennu taler, skal jeg høre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 10:12
“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
Read in context1 John 5:14–15
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Read in contextMark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
Read in contextPsalms 91:15
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Read in contextPsalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
Read in contextIsaiah 55:6
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Read in contextActs 4:31
After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
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