Isaiah 65:21

Modern

They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Traditional

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Literal

And they build houses and dwell, and they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Latin

Et ædificabunt domos, et habitabunt; et plantabunt vineas, et comedent fructus earum.

Hebrew

English

They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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

Theme notes and profiles

Amos 9:14
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Isaiah 62:8–9
The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
Jeremiah 31:4–5
Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.
Isaiah 32:18
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
Isaiah 37:30
And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Judges 6:1–6
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,
Leviticus 26:16
…then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.