Isaiah 65:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

Young's Literal Translation
They do not build, and another inhabit, They do not plant, and another eat, For as the days of a tree [are] the days of My people, And the work of their hands wear out do My chosen ones.

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.

Hebrew
No longer
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

will they build houses
יִבְנוּ֙ (yiḇ·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

for others
וְאַחֵ֣ר (wə·’a·ḥêr)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

to inhabit,
יֵשֵׁ֔ב (yê·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

nor
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

plant
יִטְּע֖וּ (yiṭ·ṭə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant

for others
וְאַחֵ֣ר (wə·’a·ḥêr)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

to eat.
יֹאכֵ֑ל (yō·ḵêl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

[as is] the lifetime
יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of a tree,
הָעֵץ֙ (hā·‘êṣ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

so will be the days
כִימֵ֤י (ḵî·mê)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of My people,
עַמִּ֔י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and My chosen ones
בְחִירָֽי׃ (ḇə·ḥî·rāy)
Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 972: Select

will fully enjoy
יְבַלּ֥וּ (yə·ḇal·lū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1086: To fail, to wear out, decay

the work
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (ū·ma·‘ă·śêh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

of their hands.
יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (yə·ḏê·hem)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
BibleApps.com


Isaiah 65:21
Top of Page
Top of Page