The repetition of the phrase emphasizes the idea of perpetuity. There is nothing transitory about the occupancy of the restored earth. The lease will never expire, and the inhabitants will be secure in their own dwelling places.

 “They shall not build” only to have someone else take over the building. “They shall not plant,” and another eat the fruit, for the “elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands” (Isa. 65:22).

All earthly kings and governments will pass away, but the kingdom of the Most High will endure forever. The usurpation and misrule of the wicked may last for a time, but soon it will be at an end. Then this earth will be restored to its rightful Owner, who will share it with the saints. Those who have long been destitute and despised by men will soon be honored and exalted by God.