Isaiah 65:23

My chosen shall not toil in vain, neither shall they beget children to be cursed; for they are a seed blessed of God, and their offspring with them.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22They shall by no means build, and others inhabit; and they shall by no means plant, and others eat: for as the days of the tree of life shall be the days of my people, they shall long enjoy the fruits of their labors.

24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hearken to them; while they are yet speaking, I will say, What is it?

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Cross References

Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and the God of thy seed after thee.

Leviticus 26:20And your strength shall be in vain; and your land shall not yield its seed, and the tree of your field shall not yield its fruit.

Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

Deuteronomy 28:38Thou shalt carry forth much seed into the field, and thou shalt bring in little, because the locust shall devour it.

Job 21:8Their seed is according to their desire, 1 And their children are in their sight. 1

Isaiah 49:4Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have given my strength for vanity and for nothing: therefore is my judgment with the Lord, and my labor before my God.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 65:18-25

Predictions of Happiness. ( b. c. 706.) 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his… Read the whole commentary →

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