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
International Standard Version
A Remnant will be Preserved
8 This is what the Lord says:
“Just as new wine is found in the cluster,
and people have said,[a] ‘Don’t destroy it,
for there is a gift in it,’
so I’ll act for my servants’ sake,
by not destroying them all.
9 I’ll bring forth descendants from Jacob,
and from Judah they[b] will inherit[c] my mountains;
my chosen people will inherit it,
and my servants will live there.
10 Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,
and the Valley of Achor a fold for herds,[d]
for my people who have sought me.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read say
- Isaiah 65:9 Lit. he; so 1QIsaa LXX
- Isaiah 65:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads Judah, the one about to inherit
- Isaiah 65:10 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads a place for herds to lie down
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