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Isaiah 65:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “No more will there be an infant who only lives a few days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child will die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old will be accursed. "
Isaiah 65:20
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18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy.
19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; and the voice of weeping and the voice of crying will be heard in her no more.
20 “No more will there be an infant who only lives a few days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child will die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old will be accursed.
21 They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They will not build and another inhabit. They will not plant and another eat; for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.
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Isaiah 65:1
"“I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
Isaiah 65:2
"I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;"
Isaiah 65:3
"a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;"
Isaiah 65:4
"who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;"
Isaiah 65:5
"who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day."
Isaiah 65:6
"“Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will repay, yes, I will repay into their bosom"
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