Isaiah 65:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They will not buildיִבְנוּ֙
(yiv·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root
and anotherוְאַחֵ֣ר
(ve·'a·cher)
312: anotherfrom achar
inhabit,יֵשֵׁ֔ב
(ye·shev,)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
They will not plantיִטְּע֖וּ
(yit·te·'u)
5193: to planta prim. root
and anotherוְאַחֵ֣ר
(ve·'a·cher)
312: anotherfrom achar
eat;יֹאכֵ֑ל
(yo·chel;)
398: to eata prim. root
For as the lifetimeכִימֵ֤י
(chi·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of a tree,הָעֵץ֙
(ha·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
[so will be] the daysיְמֵ֣י
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of My people,עַמִּ֔י
(am·mi,)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
And My chosen onesבְחִירָֽי׃
(ve·chi·rai.)
972: chosenfrom bachar
will wearיְבַלּ֥וּ
(ye·val·lu)
1086: to become old, wear outa prim. root
out the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה
(u·ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
of their hands.יְדֵיהֶ֖ם
(ye·dei·hem)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
They shall not build
banah  (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.
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