Isaiah 65:17

Modern

For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Traditional

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Literal

For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, and they will not come up upon the heart.

Latin

Ecce enim ego creo cælos novos, et terram novam; et non erunt in memoria priora, et non ascendent super cor.

Hebrew

English

For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

The new heavens and new earth will be a place of righteousness (see also 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21). Paul described believers in Christ as already being part of the new creation (see 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15).

Here, the Lord responds to the prayer in Isaiah 63:7–64:12.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Peter 3:13
But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Isaiah 66:22
“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.
Revelation 21:1–5
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Isaiah 43:18
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
Jeremiah 3:16
“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
Isaiah 51:16
I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”