Isaiah 65:23

They shall not labor in vain, 1 nor bring forth for misfortune; 1 for they are the Zera Beruchei Hashem (Seed of the Blessed ones of Hashem ), 1 and their offspring with them. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 not build, 1 and another inhabit; 1 they shall not plant, 1 and another eat; 1 for as the days of HaEtz 1 are the days of Ami, 1 and Mine Bechir shall long enjoy 1 the ma'aseh of their hands. 1

24And it shall come to pass, 1 that before they call, I will answer; 1 and while they are yet medaberim (speaking), I will hear. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 17:7And I will establish My Brit (covenant) between Me and thee and thy zera after thee in their dorot for a Brit Olam, to be Elohim unto thee, and to thy zera after thee.

Leviticus 26:20And your ko'ach shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the etz HaAretz yield their pri.

Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eat the basar of your banim, and the basar of your banot shall ye eat.

Deuteronomy 28:38Thou shalt carry much zera out into the sadeh, and shalt gather but little in; for the arbeh shall devour it.

Job 21:8Their zera is established in their sight with them, 1 and their offspring before their eyes. 1

Isaiah 49:4Then I + 49:4 Moshiach said, I have toiled in vain, 1 I have spent My ko'ach for tohu, and hevel; 1 yet surely My mishpat is with Hashem, 1 and My peulah with Elohai. 1

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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