Chapter 65

I am sought⁸ of [them that] asked¹ not [for me]; I am found⁸ of [them that] sought¹⁴ me not: I said,¹ Behold me, behold me, unto a nation [that] was not called²⁷ by my name.

I have spread out¹⁴ my hands all the day unto a rebellious⁶ people, which walketh⁶ in a way [that was] not good, after their own thoughts;

A people that provoketh me to anger⁵⁶ continually to my face; that sacrificeth⁶ in gardens, and burneth incense¹⁸ upon altars of brick;

Which remain⁶ among the graves, and lodge⁴ in the monuments,⁷ which eat⁶ swine's flesh, and broth ⁶⁵⁶⁴ of abominable [things is in] their vessels;

Which say,⁶ Stand³ by thyself, come not near⁴ to me; for I am holier¹ than thou. These [are] a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth⁶ all the day.

Behold, [it is] written⁷ before me: I will not keep silence,⁴ but will recompense,¹⁴ even recompense¹⁴ into their bosom,

Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith¹ the LORD, which have burned incense¹⁴ upon the mountains, and blasphemed¹⁴ me upon the hills: therefore will I measure¹ their former work into their bosom.

Thus saith¹ the LORD, As the new wine is found¹¹ in the cluster, and [one] saith,¹ Destroy⁵⁵ it not; for a blessing [is] in it: so will I do⁴ for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy⁵³ them all.

And I will bring forth⁵² a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor⁶ of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit¹ it, and my servants shall dwell⁴ there.

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought¹ me.

But ye [are] they that forsake⁶ the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare⁶ a table for that troop, ¹⁴⁰⁸ and that furnish¹⁸ the drink offering unto that number.

Therefore will I number¹ you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down⁴ to the slaughter: because when I called,¹ ye did not answer;¹ when I spake,¹⁴ ye did not hear;¹ but did⁴ evil before mine eyes, and did choose¹ [that] wherein I delighted¹ not.

Therefore thus saith¹ the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat,⁴ but ye shall be hungry:⁴ behold, my servants shall drink,⁴ but ye shall be thirsty:⁴ behold, my servants shall rejoice,⁴ but ye shall be ashamed:⁴

Behold, my servants shall sing⁴ for joy of heart, but ye shall cry⁴ for sorrow of heart, and shall howl⁵⁵ for vexation of spirit.

And ye shall leave⁵² your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay⁵² thee, and call⁴ his servants by another name:

That he who blesseth¹⁰² himself in the earth shall bless¹⁰¹ himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth¹² in the earth shall swear¹¹ by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten,⁸ and because they are hid⁸ from mine eyes.

For, behold, I create⁶ new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered,¹¹ nor come⁴ into mind.

But be ye glad³ and rejoice³ for ever [in that] which I create:⁶ for, behold, I create⁶ Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

And I will rejoice¹ in Jerusalem, and joy¹ in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard¹¹ in her, nor the voice of crying.

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled¹⁷ his days: for the child shall die⁴ an hundred years old; but the sinner⁶ [being] an hundred years old shall be accursed.²⁹

And they shall build¹ houses, and inhabit¹ [them]; and they shall plant¹ vineyards, and eat¹ the fruit of them.

They shall not build,⁴ and another inhabit;⁴ they shall not plant,⁴ and another eat:⁴ for as the days of a tree [are] the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy¹⁷ the work of their hands.

They shall not labour⁴ in vain, nor bring forth⁴ for trouble; for they [are] the seed of the blessed⁷ of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

And it shall come to pass, that before they call,⁴ I will answer;⁴ and while they are yet speaking,¹⁸ I will hear.⁴

The wolf and the lamb shall feed⁴ together, and the lion shall eat⁴ straw like the bullock: and dust [shall be] the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt⁵⁵ nor destroy⁵⁵ in all my holy mountain, saith¹ the LORD.