Isaiah 65:17 Meaning
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Context Explained
15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
16That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
18But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
19And 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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Revelation 21:1
Revelation describes the new heaven and new earth as a fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy.
Romans 8:21
Paul speaks of creation being set free, linking to the new creation theme.
Isaiah 43:19
Isaiah earlier speaks of God doing a new thing, echoing the theme of renewal.
Source: Isaiah 65:17