Isaiah 65:18
But be glad and rejoice forever
What it says
Jerusalem and her people are created for gladness and everlasting rejoicing.
What it is doing
This verse centers the new creation on joy as God's intentional gift.
In context
17For behold, I will create 18But be glad and rejoice forever 19I will rejoice in Jerusalem 20No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, 21They will build houses and dwell in them; 22No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, 23They will not labor in vain 24Even before they call, I will answer, 25The wolf and the lamb will feed together,