Isaiah 65:23

New Century Version

They will never again work for nothing. They will never again give birth to children who die young. All my people will be blessed by the Lord; they and their children will be blessed.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 17:7

And I will make an agreement between me and you and all your descendants from now on: I will be your God and the God of all your descendants.

Job 21:8

They see their children around them; they watch them grow up.

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour out water for the thirsty land and make streams flow on dry land. I will pour out my Spirit into your children and my blessing on your descendants.

Isaiah 49:4

But I said, “I have worked hard for nothing; I have used all my power, but I did nothing useful. But the Lord will decide what my work is worth; God will decide my reward.”

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend your money on something that is not real food? Why work for something that doesn’t really satisfy you? Listen closely to me, and you will eat what is good; your soul will enjoy the rich food that satisfies.

Isaiah 61:9

Everyone in all nations will know the children of my people, and their children will be known among the nations. Anyone who sees them will know that they are people the Lord has blessed.”

Isaiah 66:22

“I will make new heavens and the new earth, which will last forever,” says the Lord. “In the same way, your names and your children will always be with me.

Ezekiel 36:29

So I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will command the grain to come and grow; I will not allow a time of hunger to hurt you.

Leviticus 26:20

You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not grow any crops, and your trees will not give their fruit.

Leviticus 26:22

I will send wild animals to attack you, and they will take your children away from you and destroy your cattle. They will make you so few in number the roads will be empty.

Leviticus 26:29

You will eat the bodies of your sons and daughters.

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much, but you harvest little. You eat, but you do not become full. You drink, but you are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but you are not warm enough. You earn money, but then you lose it all as if you had put it into a purse full of holes.”

Haggai 2:19

Do you have seeds for crops still in the barn? Your vines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not given fruit yet. But from now on I will bless you!’ ”

Malachi 3:10

Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn so there will be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord All-Powerful. “I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need.

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself.”

Romans 4:16

So people receive God’s promise by having faith. This happens so the promise can be a free gift. Then all of Abraham’s children can have that promise. It is not only for those who live under the law of Moses but for anyone who lives with faith like that of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let anything move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.

Galatians 3:29

You belong to Christ, so you are Abraham’s descendants. You will inherit all of God’s blessings because of the promise God made to Abraham.