NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They shall not buildbanah (baw-naw') to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely. and another 'acher (akh-air') hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange. inhabit yashab (yaw-shab') to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry they shall not plant nata` (naw-tah') to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er). and another 'acher (akh-air') hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange. eat 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. for as the days yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), of a tree `ets (ates) a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. are the days yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), of my people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. and mine elect bachiyr (baw-kheer') select -- choose, chosen one, elect. shall long enjoy balah (baw-law') to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) -- consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste. the work ma`aseh (mah-as-eh') an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property of their hands yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "They will not build and another inhabit, They will not plant and another eat; For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, And My chosen ones will wear out the work of their hands. King James Bible They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will not build and others live in them; they will not plant and others eat. For My people's lives will be like the lifetime of a tree. My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands. International Standard Version They won't build for others to inhabit; they won't plant for others to eat— for like the lifetime of a tree, so will the lifetime of my people be, and my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands. NET Bible No longer will they build a house only to have another live in it, or plant a vineyard only to have another eat its fruit, for my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy to the fullest what they have produced. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will not build homes and have others live there. They will not plant and have others eat from it. My people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy what they've done. King James 2000 Bible They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and my elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Links Isaiah 65:22Isaiah 65:22 NIV Isaiah 65:22 NLT Isaiah 65:22 ESV Isaiah 65:22 NASB Isaiah 65:22 KJV |