Isaiah 65:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But be gladשִׂ֤ישׂוּ
(si·su)
7797: to exult, rejoicea prim. root
and rejoiceוְגִ֙ילוּ֙
(ve·gi·lu)
1523: to rejoicea prim. root
foreverעֲדֵי־
(a·dei-)
5703: perpetuityfrom adah
in whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I create;בֹורֵ֑א
(vo·v·re;)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
For behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I createבֹורֵ֧א
(vo·v·re)
1254a: to shape, createa prim. root
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם
(ye·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
[for] rejoicingגִּילָ֖ה
(gi·lah)
1525: a rejoicingfem. of gil
And her peopleוְעַמָּ֥הּ
(ve·'am·mah)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
[for] gladness.מָשֹֽׂושׂ׃
(ma·so·vs.)
4885: exultation, rejoicingfrom sus


















KJV Lexicon
But be ye glad
suws  (soos)
to be bright, i.e. cheerful -- be glad, greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.
and rejoice
giyl  (gheel)
to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear -- be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
for ever
`ad  (ad)
a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
in that which I create
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
for behold I create
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
a rejoicing
giylah  (ghee-law')
joy -- joy, rejoicing.
and her people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
a joy
masows  (maw-soce')
delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling) -- joy, mirth, rejoice.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness.

King James Bible
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.

International Standard Version
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating, for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.

NET Bible
But be happy and rejoice forevermore over what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Be glad, and rejoice forever in what I'm going to create, because I'm going to create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people to be a joy.

King James 2000 Bible
But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
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