Isaiah 65:17-21
Chapter 65
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New Creation
I now create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things will not be remembered or come to mind again.18
Be glad forever and rejoice in what I create; for I create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
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I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people. The sound of distress And the voice of weeping will not be heard anymore.
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You will no longer know of dead children or of adults who do not live out a lifetime. One who reaches a hundred years will have died a mere youth, but one who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
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They will build and dwell in houses; they will plant crops and eat fruit.
Commentaries
New Creation.
The corruption and impurity caused by apostasy in nature are so deep that God, in his mercy, chooses to create a new heaven and a new earth to give his people and humanity a fresh start from the faithful remnant of Israel (cf. Rev 21:1-2). Hope and joy stand in contrast to the people’s history of infidelity and suffering.