KJV ORIGINAL
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
For just as the new heavens and new earth that I will create will last forever before me, says the LORD, so your descendants and your name will continue forever.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising that just as His new creation will be eternal, His people's legacy and identity will also endure forever.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was prophesying during a time when Israel faced destruction and exile, offering hope for restoration. This verse comes at the end of Isaiah's prophecies, looking forward to God's ultimate renewal of creation itself. The promise of 'new heavens and new earth' became a foundational hope in Jewish and Christian understanding of God's final restoration.
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