Isaiah 65:17-21

Contemporary English Version

The Lord's New Creation

¹⁷^(A) I am creating new heavens
    and a new earth;
everything of the past
    will be forgotten.
¹⁸Celebrate and be glad forever!
I am creating a Jerusalem,
    full of happy people.
¹⁹^(B) I will celebrate with Jerusalem
    and all its people;
there will be no more crying
    or sorrow in that city.

²⁰No child will die in infancy;
everyone will live
    a very long life.
Anyone a hundred years old
    will be considered young,
and to die younger than that
    will be considered a curse.

²¹My people will live
in the houses they build;
they will enjoy grapes
from their own vineyards.

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