Isaiah 65:16-18

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ The Lord says, “People now ask blessings from the earth.
    But in the future they will ask blessings from the faithful God.
People now trust in the power of the earth when they make a promise.
    But in the future they will trust in the God who is faithful.
That’s because the troubles in the past will all be forgotten.
    They will be hidden from my sight.”

¹⁷ “I am creating a new heaven and a new earth.
The troubles of the past will be forgotten.
    No one will remember them.
¹⁸ My people will be happy and rejoice forever and ever
    because of what I will make.
I will make a Jerusalem that is full of joy,
    and I will make her people happy.