Isaiah 65:22


“They will not build and another occupy;
They will not plant and another eat [the fruit].
For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen [people] will fully enjoy [and long make use of] the work of their hands.

Psalm 92:12-14


The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].

Genesis 5:5

So Adam lived nine hundred and thirty years in all, and he died.

Genesis 5:27

So Methuselah lived nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

Leviticus 26:16

I, in turn, will do this to you: I will appoint over you sudden terror, consumption, and fever that will waste away the eyes and cause the soul to languish also. And you will sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies will eat what you plant.

Psalm 21:4


He asked life of You,
And You gave it to him,
Long life forever and evermore.

Psalm 91:16


“With a long life I will satisfy him
And I will let him see My salvation.”

Isaiah 65:9


“I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
And an heir of My mountains from Judah;
Even My chosen ones shall inherit it,
And My servants will live there.

Isaiah 65:15


“And you will leave your name behind to My chosen ones [who will use it] as a curse,
And the Lord God will put you to death,
But He will call His servants by another name [a much greater name, just as the name Israel was greater than the name Jacob].

Revelation 20:3-5

and the angel hurled him into the abyss, and closed it and sealed it above him [preventing his escape or rescue], so that he would no longer deceive and seduce the nations, until the thousand years were at an end. After these things he must be liberated for a short time.

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Summary

They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

Bible References

For as

Isaiah 65:9

“I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
And an heir of My mountains from Judah;
Even My chosen ones shall inherit it,
And My servants will live there.
Genesis 5:5
So Adam lived nine hundred and thirty years in all, and he died.
Leviticus 26:16
I, in turn, will do this to you: I will appoint over you sudden terror, consumption, and fever that will waste away the eyes and cause the soul to languish also. And you will sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies will eat what you plant.
Psalm 92:12

The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
Revelation 20:3
and the angel hurled him into the abyss, and closed it and sealed it above him [preventing his escape or rescue], so that he would no longer deceive and seduce the nations, until the thousand years were at an end. After these things he must be liberated for a short time.

General references

Leviticus 25:19
Then the land will yield its produce, so that you can eat your fill and live securely on it.
Ecclesiastes 3:13
and also that every man should eat and drink and see and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.
Micah 6:15

“You shall sow but you shall not reap;
You shall tread olives, but shall not anoint yourself with oil,
And [you will extract juice from] the grapes, but you shall not drink the wine.