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Isaiah 65:21

Isaiah 65:21
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them,.... In Jerusalem, and other parts of Judea: though this need not be limited to the Jews, but be considered as reaching to all the Lord's people, the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And they shall build houses - (See the notes at Isa 62:8-9).

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 65:17-25

If these promises were in part fulfilled when the Jews, after their return out of captivity, were settled in peace in their own land and brought as it were into a new world, yet they were to have…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 65:21-22

In consequence of this extension of the term of life, each man shall enjoy the fruit of his own labour (cf. Deu 28:30). The idea is therefore somewhat different from that of ch. Isa 62:8-9.

as the…