Reference

Isaiah 65:17

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
15

And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

16

That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

17

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

18

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

19

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Restoration of Creation
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Saints Reign on Earth

The verse speaks of a new creation ("new heavens and a new earth") and the forgetting of the old, but it does not explicitly mention saints reigning or possessing this new earth; it focuses on the act of creation itself.

Restoration of Creation

The verse speaks of creating "new heavens and a new earth," which could be interpreted as a complete replacement rather than a restoration or renewal of the existing creation. The statement that "the former shall not be remembered" further suggests a discontinuity, not a reversal of a curse or a return to a previous state.