Isaiah 65:21

21 They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Isaiah 65:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
ESV
21 They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
NLT
21 In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards.
MSG
21 They'll build houses and move in. They'll plant fields and eat what they grow.
CSB
21 People will build houses and live [in them]; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Isaiah 65:21 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 65:21

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them
In Jerusalem, and other parts of Judea: though this need not be limited to the Jews, but be considered as reaching to all the Lord's people, the Gentiles also; who will be in no fear of enemies, or ever be disturbed by them, but shall dwell in their own houses peaceably and quietly; this is the reverse of what is threatened to the wicked, ( Deuteronomy 28:30 ) : and they shall plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them; they shall both live to dwell in their houses when built, and till their vineyards bring forth fruit, and then eat of them; and they shall be preserved from enemies breaking in upon them, and wasting their plantations.

Isaiah 65:21 In-Context

19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.
20 “Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; the one who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere child; the one who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
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.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Isaiah 32:18; S Isaiah 61:4
  • 2. S 2 Kings 19:29; S Isaiah 37:30; Ezekiel 28:26; Amos 9:14
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