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16 Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth[a]
will do so in the name of the faithful God;[b]
whoever makes an oath in the earth
will do so in the name of the faithful God.[c]
For past problems will be forgotten;
I will no longer think about them.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:16 tn Or “in the land” (NIV, NCV, NRSV). The same phrase occurs again later in this verse, with the same options.
  2. Isaiah 65:16 tn Heb “will pronounce a blessing by the God of truth.”
  3. Isaiah 65:16 tn Heb “will take an oath by the God of truth.”
  4. Isaiah 65:16 tn Heb “for the former distresses will be forgotten, and they will be hidden from my eyes.”