Isaiah 65:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They will not laborיִֽיגְעוּ֙
(yi·ge·'u)
3021: to toil, grow or be wearya prim. root
in vain,לָרִ֔יק
(la·rik,)
7385b: emptiness, vanityfrom riq
Or bearיֵלְד֖וּ
(ye·le·du)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
[children] for calamity;לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה
(lab·be·ha·lah;)
928: dismay, sudden terror or ruinfrom bahal
For they are the offspringזֶ֜רַע
(ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of those blessedבְּרוּכֵ֤י
(be·ru·chei)
1288: to kneel, blessa prim. root
by the LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
And their descendantsוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖ם
(ve·tze·'e·tza·'ei·hem)
6631: issue, offspring, producefrom yatsa
with them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
They shall not labour
yaga`  (yaw-gah')
to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil -- faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.
in vain
riyq  (reek)
emptiness; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- empty, to no purpose, (in) vain (thing), vanity.
nor bring forth
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
for trouble
behalah  (beh-haw-law')
panic, destruction -- terror, trouble.
for they are the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of the blessed
barak  (baw-rak')
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and their offspring
tse'etsa'  (tseh-ets-aw')
issue, i.e. produce, children -- that which cometh forth (out), offspring.
with them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They will not labor in vain, Or bear children for calamity; For they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD, And their descendants with them.

King James Bible
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will not labor without success or bear children destined for disaster, for they will be a people blessed by the LORD along with their descendants.

International Standard Version
They won't toil in vain nor bear children doomed to misfortune, for they will be offspring blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.

NET Bible
They will not work in vain, or give birth to children that will experience disaster. For the LORD will bless their children and their descendants.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will never again work for nothing. They will never again give birth to children who die young, because they will be offspring blessed by the LORD. The LORD will bless their descendants as well.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the descendants of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
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