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15 And ye shall leave your name for [a]a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name: 16 so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of [b]truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of [c]truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:15 Hebrew an oath.
  2. Isaiah 65:16 Hebrew Amen. See 2 Cor. 1:20; Rev. 3:14.
  3. Isaiah 65:16 Hebrew Amen. See 2 Cor. 1:20; Rev. 3:14.

15 You will leave your name
    for my chosen ones to use in their curses;(A)
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
    but to his servants he will give another name.(B)
16 Whoever invokes a blessing(C) in the land
    will do so by the one true God;(D)
whoever takes an oath in the land
    will swear(E) by the one true God.
For the past troubles(F) will be forgotten
    and hidden from my eyes.

New Heavens and a New Earth

17 “See, I will create
    new heavens and a new earth.(G)
The former things will not be remembered,(H)
    nor will they come to mind.

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