Isaiah 65:21 “They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards an…”

Isaiah 65:21

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

World English Bible

They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

American Standard Version

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they shall build houses and inhabite them, and they shall plant vineyards, and eate the fruite of them.

Darby Translation

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof:

Young's Literal Translation

And they have built houses, and inhabited, And planted vineyards, and eaten their fruit.

Bible in Basic English

And they will be building houses and living in them; planting vine-gardens and getting the fruit of them.

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Cross references

“And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.”

Amos 9:14 Judges 6:1–6 Leviticus 26:16 Isaiah 62:8 Isaiah 62:9 Deuteronomy 28:30–33

Amos 9:14 · BSB

I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

Judges 6:1–6 · BSB

Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,

Leviticus 26:16 · BSB

then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

Isaiah 62:8 · BSB

The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.

Isaiah 62:9 · BSB

For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”

Deuteronomy 28:30–33 · BSB

You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.

Also

Isaiah 32:18 Isaiah 37:30

Isaiah 32:18 · BSB

Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.

Isaiah 37:30 · BSB

And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat t…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.

22No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

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