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Isaiah 65:23 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of the LORD’s blessed and their descendants with them. "
Isaiah 65:23
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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.
23 They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of the LORD’s blessed and their descendants with them.
24 It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. Dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,” says the LORD.
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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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