[65:17] The Lord says, “I am making a new earth and new heavens. The events of the past will be completely forgotten.
[65:18] Be glad and rejoice forever in what I create. The new Jerusalem I make will be full of joy, and her people will be happy.
[65:19] I myself will be filled with joy because of Jerusalem and her people. There will be no weeping there, no calling for help.
[65:20] Babies will no longer die in infancy, and all people will live out their life span. Those who live to be a hundred will be considered young. To die before that would be a sign that I had punished them.
[65:23] The work they do will be successful, and their children will not meet with disaster. I will bless them and their descendants for all time to come.
[65:24] Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers.
[65:25] Wolves and lambs will eat together; lions will eat straw, as cattle do, and snakes will no longer be dangerous. On Zion, my sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil.”