Isaiah 65:22

“They will not build and another live there; they will not plant and another eat; for like the days of the tree will be the days of my people, and the work of their hands my chosen ones will enjoy to the full.”

Isaiah 65:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 65:22, word by word

buildיִבְנוּyivnu

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “yivnu” appears
and anotherאַחֵרacher

other

Other, another; next.

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live thereיֵשֵׁבyeshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yeshev” appears
plantיִטְּעוּyitu

plant

Plant; set firmly.

Where else “yitu” appears
eatיֹאכֵלyochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “yochel” appears
like the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of the treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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of my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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and the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

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of their handsיְדֵיyede

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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my chosen onesבְחִירָvechira

chosen

Chosen, elect: the one someone has chosen. It is said of Saul, of Moses, of David, of the servant of YHWH and of the people of Israel as God's chosen.

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will enjoy to the fullיְבַלּוּyevalu

enjoy fully

To relish the fruit of one's own work.

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The context

21And they will build houses and live in them; and they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

22 · This verse (above)

23They will not wear themselves out in vain, nor bear children for terror; for they are the offspring of the blessed of YHWH, and their offshoots with them.

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