65:20 Never again will one of her infants live just a few days 1
or an old man die before his time. 2
Indeed, no one will die before the age of a hundred, 3
anyone who fails to reach 4 the age of a hundred will be considered cursed.
65:21 They will build houses and live in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
65:22 No longer will they build a house only to have another live in it, 5
or plant a vineyard only to have another eat its fruit, 6
for my people will live as long as trees, 7
and my chosen ones will enjoy to the fullest what they have produced. 8
65:23 They will not work in vain,
or give birth to children that will experience disaster. 9
For the Lord will bless their children
and their descendants. 10
65:24 Before they even call out, 11 I will respond;
while they are still speaking, I will hear.
65:25 A wolf and a lamb will graze together; 12
a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, 13
and a snake’s food will be dirt. 14
They will no longer injure or destroy
on my entire royal mountain,” 15 says the Lord.