Isaiah 65:8-10
New English Translation
8 This is what the Lord says:
“When[a] juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes,
someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for it contains juice.’[b]
So I will do for the sake of my servants—
I will not destroy everyone.[c]
9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains.
My chosen ones will take possession of the land;[d]
my servants will live there.
10 Sharon[e] will become a pasture for sheep,
and the Valley of Achor[f] a place where cattle graze;[g]
they will belong to my people, who seek me.[h]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:8 tn Heb “just as.” In the Hebrew text the statement is one long sentence, “Just as…, so I will do….”
- Isaiah 65:8 tn Heb “for a blessing is in it.”
- Isaiah 65:8 tn Heb “by not destroying everyone.”
- Isaiah 65:9 tn Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to the land that contains the aforementioned mountains.
- Isaiah 65:10 sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.
- Isaiah 65:10 sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.
- Isaiah 65:10 tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”
- Isaiah 65:10 tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”
Isaiah 65:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
8 The Lord says this:
“As the new wine is found in a bunch of grapes,
and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it,
for there’s some good[a] in it,’
so I will act because of my servants
and not destroy them all.
9 I will produce descendants from Jacob,(A)
and heirs to my mountains from Judah;
my chosen(B) ones will possess it,
and my servants will dwell there.(C)
10 Sharon will be a pasture for flocks,(D)
and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,(E)
for my people who have sought me.(F)
Footnotes
- 65:8 Or there’s a blessing
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