Isaiah 65:22 · KJV
“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. {shall long...: Heb. shall make them continue long, or, shall wear out}”
— Isaiah 65:22
And they shall build houses, and inhabit {them}; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
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.
Isaiah 65 — Context
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner {being} an hundred years old shall be accursed.
21And they shall build houses, and inhabit {them}; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
22They 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. {shall long...: Heb. shall make them continue long, or, shall wear out}
23They 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.
24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Cross References
Psalms 92:12-14
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psalms 91:16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. {long...: Heb. length of days}
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. {over: Heb. upon}