A New Heaven and a New Earth (Isaiah 65:17–25)
2 DBY And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. BSB BSB: I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 DBY And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. BSB BSB: And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. 5 DBY And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says to me , Write, for these words are true and faithful. BSB BSB: And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
6 DBY And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely. BSB BSB: And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
7 DBY He that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to him God, and he shall be to me son. BSB BSB: The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
8 DBY But to the fearful and unbelieving, and sinners , and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. BSB BSB: But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem 9 DBY And there came one of the seven angels which had had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. BSB BSB: Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10 DBY And he carried me away in the Spirit, and set me on a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, BSB BSB: And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
11 DBY having the glory of God. Her shining was like a most precious stone, as a crystal-like jasper stone; BSB BSB: shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
12 DBY having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. BSB BSB: The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
13 DBY On the east three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. BSB BSB: There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
14 DBY And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. BSB BSB: The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 DBY And he that spoke with me had a golden reed as a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. BSB BSB: The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
16 DBY And the city lies four-square, and its length is as much as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed — twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and height of it are equal. BSB BSB: The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.
17 DBY And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, a man's measure, that is, the angel's. BSB BSB: And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
18 DBY And the building of its wall was jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass: BSB BSB: The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19 DBY the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; BSB BSB: The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
20 DBY the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. BSB BSB: the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21 DBY And the twelve gates, twelve pearls; each one of the gates, respectively, was of one pearl; and the street of the city pure gold, as transparent glass. BSB BSB: And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
22 DBY And I saw no temple in it; for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb. BSB BSB: But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 DBY And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. BSB BSB: And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
24 DBY And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it. BSB BSB: By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
25 DBY And its gates shall not be shut at all by day, for night shall not be there. BSB BSB: Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
26 DBY And they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations to it. BSB BSB: And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
27 DBY And nothing common, nor that maketh an abomination and a lie, shall at all enter into it; but those only who are written in the book of life of the Lamb. BSB BSB: But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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