KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Instead, be happy and celebrate forever because of what I am creating! Look, I am making Jerusalem a place of celebration, and her people will be filled with joy.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising to create something wonderful that will bring lasting joy and celebration to His people.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Isaiah's vision of God's future restoration, likely written during or after the Babylonian exile when Jerusalem lay in ruins. The prophet is describing God's promise to create a new Jerusalem that would be transformed from a place of sorrow into a source of eternal joy. This was meant to give hope to the Jewish people who had lost their homeland and temple.
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