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Isaiah 65:17
“See I am creating new heavens and a new earth; The former things shall not be remembered nor come to mind”. New American Bible. My emphasis.
The following translations also have “I am creating“: Amplified Bible; Legacy Standard B; Aramaic B in PL; Contemporary English Version; Literal Standard; Young’s Literal and more.
2 Peter 3:13
“But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwell”. ESV.
If God is creating [I am creating] in Isaiah 65:17 why is the writer of 2 Peter still waiting for them?
Genesis 2:3
“So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation”.
In Gen 2:3 God rested from creating, did He then go back to creating later on?
Does “I am creating” convey the Hebrew? Why; why not?
Vines Expository Dictionary says: “The technical meaning of ‘bara‘ [to create out of nothing] may not hold in these passages-“. To which I add, “may not” reflects a level of uncertainty, so where does that leave Isaiah 65:17?
