Isaiah 65:20 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 65:20

Isaiah 65:20. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, &c. There shall he no untimely or premature deaths, either of infants and children, who do not grow up to man’s estate, or of old men, who do not live out the full term of life. For the child shall die, &c. This should rather be translated, For he that dies a hundred years old shall die a child: and the sinner that dies a hundred years old shall be (that is, shall be deemed) accursed, or cut off by the justice of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 65:17-25

A new creation (65:17-25)Israel’s condition in the time of the prophet is then contrasted with conditions in the new Jerusalem, the kingdom of the Messiah. That kingdom is not an improved version of the old Israelite kingdom, but is something entirely new. It is a new creation, where the quality of life will be different from that of the present world. Sorrow will be replaced by rejoicing. Life will not be cut short except where God acts in judgment (17-20).In the new creation people will have... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 65:20

There. Some codices read "And there". of days: i.e. of a few days. child shall die = youth may die: i.e. neither early death, nor premature decay. accursed = cut off. Compare Psalms 101:8 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 65:20

Isaiah 65:20. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, &c.— No more shall there be an infant short-lived; nor an old man who hath not fulfilled his days: for he that dieth at an hundred years, shall die a boy; and the sinner that dieth at an hundred years shall be deemed accursed. Lowth. The prophet in this verse promises longevity as a necessary adjunct to the felicity of the state which he is describing; and as a proof of this longevity, he mentions, that he who shall die by any... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:20

20. The longevity of men in the first age of the world shall be enjoyed again. thence—from that time forward. infant of days—that is, an infant who shall only complete a few days; short-lived. filled . . . days—None shall die without attaining a full old age. child . . . die . . . hundred years—that is, "he that dieth an hundred years old shall die a mere child" [LOWTH]. sinner . . . hundred . . . be accursed—"The sinner that dieth at an hundred years shall be deemed accursed," that is, his... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-24

2. The culmination of Israel’s future 65:17-66:24As the book opened with an emphasis on judgment (chs. 1-5), so it closes with an emphasis on hope (Isaiah 65:17 to Isaiah 66:24). Amid judgment, Israel could have hope. References to "new heavens" and a "new earth" form an inclusio for this final section of the book (Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-25

New heavens and a new earth 65:17-25God not only will be faithful to His promises in spite of Israel’s unfaithfulness (Isaiah 63:1 to Isaiah 65:16), but He will demonstrate His ability and desire to provide righteousness for sinful humankind by creating new heavens and a new earth. Most of this section describes God’s renovation of creation during the Millennium. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:20

Specifically, death will not have the power that it has had. Infant mortality will be virtually unknown, and people’s life-spans will be much longer. This seems to describe a return to conditions before the Flood, when people lived hundreds of years (Genesis 5). In short, one of the sources of sorrow and weeping, namely, Death, will suffer defeat. Christians need not fear the second death even now. Believers alive in the Millennium will live longer on this earth than they do now, but they will... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-24

The Punishment of Apostate and Reward of Faithful IsraelIsaiah 65:1-10. Israel’s obduracy to Jehovah’s appeals, and persistent idolatry, which He will surely punish; yet a faithful remnant shall be preserved. 11-25. The fate in store for the unfaithful. The glories of the coming age for God’s faithful people.Isaiah 66:1-4. The danger of trusting in externals; a merely formal worship is an abomination to Jehovah. 5. A message of comfort for the faithful who axe persecuted. 6- 14a. The wonderful... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-25

1. Render, ’I have offered answers to those who asked not; I have been at hand to those who sought me not.. a nation that hath not called upon my name.’ The v. refers to the Israelites who neglected Jehovah’s appeals so often made. St. Paul (Romans 10:20) applies the passage by inference to the heathen world.3. Gardens] the scenes of idolatrous rites in the pre-exile period (Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 57:5). Upon altars, etc.] RV ’upon bricks,’ i.e. perhaps the tiled roofs of houses (2 Kings 23:12).... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 65:20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 65:17-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 65:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 65:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-24

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-25

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