Isaiah 65:22

No longer will they build a house only to have another live in it, or plant a vineyard only to have another eat its fruit, for my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy to the fullest what they have produced.

Psalm 92:12-14

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

Genesis 5:5

The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:27

The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.

Leviticus 26:16

I for my part will do this to you: I will inflict horror on you, consumption and fever, which diminish eyesight and drain away the vitality of life. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.

Psalm 21:4

He asked you to sustain his life, and you have granted him long life and an enduring dynasty.

Psalm 91:16

I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.

Isaiah 65:9

I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains. My chosen ones will take possession of the land; my servants will live there.

Isaiah 65:15

Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. The sovereign Lord will kill you, but he will give his servants another name.

Revelation 20:3-5

The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of 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 from Judah people to take possession of my mountains. My chosen ones will take possession of the land; my servants will live there.
Genesis 5:5
The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.
Leviticus 26:16
I for my part will do this to you: I will inflict horror on you, consumption and fever, which diminish eyesight and drain away the vitality of life. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.
Psalm 92:12
The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.
Revelation 20:3
The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)

General references

Leviticus 25:19
"'The land will give its fruit and you may eat until you are satisfied, and you may live securely in the land.
Ecclesiastes 3:13
and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.
Micah 6:15
You will plant crops, but will not harvest them; you will squeeze oil from the olives, but you will have no oil to rub on your bodies; you will squeeze juice from the grapes, but you will have no wine to drink.

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