Isaiah 65:23

23 They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.

Isaiah 65:23 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
23 They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the LORD, and their descendants with them.
NLT
23 They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the LORD, and their children, too, will be blessed.
MSG
23 They won't work and have nothing come of it, they won't have children snatched out from under them. For they themselves are plantings blessed by God, with their children and grandchildren likewise God-blessed.
CSB
23 They will not labor without success or bear children [destined] for disaster, for they will be a people blessed by the Lord along with their descendants.

Isaiah 65:23 In-Context

21 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.
24 Before they call I will answer; 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, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the LORD.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Isaiah 49:4; 1 Corinthians 15:58
  • 2. Deuteronomy 28:32,41; Jeremiah 16:3-4
  • 3. S Genesis 12:2; S Deuteronomy 28:3-12; Isaiah 61:9
  • 4. S Isaiah 44:3; Acts 2:39
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