Isaiah 65:19

65:18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

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I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; and the voice of weeping and the voice of crying will be heard in her no more.

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

What does Isaiah 65:19 mean?

Isaiah 65:19 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גִּיל (gîyl), יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim), שׂוּשׂ (sûws).

Hebrew interlinear

And

will

rejoiceגִּילgîyl/gheel/H1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear

Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaim/yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im/H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

and

joyשׂוּשׂsûws/soos/H7797to be bright, i.e. cheerful

people:עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

and

the

voiceקוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

weepingבְּכִיBᵉkîy/bek-ee'/H1065a weeping; by analogy, a dripping

shall

heardשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

her,

nor

the

voiceקוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

crying.זַעַקzaʻaq/zah'-ak/H2201a shriek or outcry

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 65:19.

Deuteronomy 1:34

And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

Isaiah 15:5

My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. his: or, to the borders thereof, even to Zoar, as an heifer destruction: Heb. breaking

Isaiah 35:1

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Isaiah 61:10

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. decketh: Heb. decketh as a priest

Isaiah 65:18

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

Isaiah 66:10

Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:

Leviticus 5:1

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Numbers 20:16

And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 65:19 say?

Isaiah 65:19 (King James Version) reads: "And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying."

Is Isaiah 65:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 65:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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