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18 Rather, rejoice and be filled with delight forever
    at what I am creating;
for I am about to create Jerusalem as a delight
    and her people as a cause of joy.
19 I will take delight in Jerusalem
    and rejoice in my people.
No more will be heard there
    the sound of weeping or the cries of distress.
20 Never again will an infant be there
    who dies after a few days of life
    or an old man who fails to live his allotted days.
For one who dies at the age of one hundred
    will be regarded as a youth,
while one who fails to achieve a hundred years
    will be considered accursed.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:20 Since the prospect of resurrection is still unknown, longevity is seen as a special sign of divine protection.