Isaiah 65:21
New International Version
They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

New Living Translation
In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards.

English Standard Version
They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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

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

New King James Version
They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

New American Standard Bible
“They will build houses and inhabit them; They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

NASB 1995
“They will build houses and inhabit them; They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

NASB 1977
“And they shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Legacy Standard Bible
They will build houses and inhabit them; They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Amplified Bible
“They will build houses and live in them; They will plant vineyards and eat the fruit.

Christian Standard Bible
People will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
People will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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

Contemporary English Version
My people will live in the houses they build; they will enjoy grapes from their own vineyards.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will build houses and live there. They will plant vineyards and eat fruit from them.

International Standard Version
People will build houses and live in them; They'll plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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

NET Bible
They will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

New Heart English Bible
They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

World English Bible
They will build houses and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they have built houses, and inhabited, "" And planted vineyards, and eaten their fruit.

Young's Literal Translation
And they have built houses, and inhabited, And planted vineyards, and eaten their fruit.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they built houses and they dwelt in them; and they planted vineyards, and they ate the fruit.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruits of them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they will build houses, and will inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards, and will eat their fruits.

New American Bible
They shall build houses and live in them, they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit;

New Revised Standard Version
They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
They shall build houses and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they shall build households and they shall dwell and they shall plant vineyards and they shall eat their fruits
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; And they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and they shall build houses, and themselves shall dwell in them; and they shall plant vineyards, and themselves shall eat the fruit thereof.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A New Heavens and Earth
20No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed. 21They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 22No 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.…

Cross References
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.

Jeremiah 31:5
Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.

Ezekiel 28:26
And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”

Micah 4:4
And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.

Zechariah 3:10
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”

Leviticus 26:5
Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.

Deuteronomy 28:30
You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.

Psalm 107:37
They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.

Jeremiah 29:5
“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

Jeremiah 32:15
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”

Ezekiel 36:28
Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.

1 Kings 4:25
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

2 Kings 19:29
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.

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. / For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”

Isaiah 60:21
Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Isaiah 62:8,9
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: …

Leviticus 26:16
I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Deuteronomy 28:30-33
Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof…

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Isaiah 65
1. The calling of the Gentiles,
2. and the rejection of the Jews, for their incredulity, idolatry, and hypocrisy
8. A remnant shall be saved
11. Judgments on the wicked, and blessings on the godly
17. The blessed state of the new Jerusalem














They will build houses
This phrase speaks to the restoration and renewal of God's people. In the historical context of Isaiah, the Israelites had experienced destruction and exile. The promise of building houses signifies stability, security, and a return to normalcy. The Hebrew word for "build" (בָּנָה, banah) implies not just physical construction but also establishing a legacy and a future. This is a vision of hope where God's people are no longer wanderers but are settled and prosperous.

and dwell in them
The act of dwelling in the houses they build emphasizes permanence and peace. In the ancient Near Eastern context, to dwell in one's own house was a sign of blessing and divine favor. The Hebrew root for "dwell" (יָשַׁב, yashab) suggests a sense of abiding presence and rest. This is a promise that God's people will not only have the opportunity to build but will also enjoy the fruits of their labor without fear of displacement.

they will plant vineyards
Vineyards are a symbol of abundance and prosperity. In biblical times, vineyards required years of cultivation before they bore fruit, representing long-term investment and hope for the future. The Hebrew word for "plant" (נָטַע, nata) conveys the idea of taking root and establishing something enduring. This phrase assures the people that their efforts will not be in vain, and they will experience the joy of a fruitful harvest.

and eat their fruit
Eating the fruit of one's labor is a recurring biblical theme that signifies satisfaction and fulfillment. In the context of Isaiah, this is a reversal of the curse where others would consume what the Israelites had sown. The Hebrew word for "eat" (אָכַל, akal) implies not just physical consumption but also enjoyment and celebration. This is a promise of divine justice and restoration, where God's people will fully enjoy the blessings of their work.

(21) They shall build houses . . .--The proverbial type of national security and peace, as the opposite was of national misfortune (Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:30).

Verse 21. - They shall build houses, and inhabit them. The curse pronounced on apostasy in Deuteronomy 28:30 shall no more rest on God's people. They shall have the fruition of their labours. No enemy shall be able to deprive them of their crops and houses.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They will build
וּבָנ֥וּ (ū·ḇā·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1129: To build

houses
בָתִּ֖ים (ḇāt·tîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1004: A house

and dwell in them;
וְיָשָׁ֑בוּ (wə·yā·šā·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

they will plant
וְנָטְע֣וּ (wə·nā·ṭə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant

vineyards
כְרָמִ֔ים (ḵə·rā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard

and eat
וְאָכְל֖וּ (wə·’ā·ḵə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 398: To eat

their fruit.
פִּרְיָֽם׃ (pir·yām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6529: Fruit


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