The Book of Isaiah
65: 1I am inquired of by them that asked not for me; I am found of them that
sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by
my name. 65:2I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that
walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts; 65:3a people that provoke
me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon
bricks; 65:4that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine's
flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; 65:5that say, Stand by
thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my
nose, a fire that burneth all the day. 65:6Behold, it is written before me: I will not
keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom, 65:7your
own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have
burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore
will I first measure their work into their bosom. 65:8Thus saith Jehovah, As the new
wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so
will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all. 65:9And I will bring
forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my
chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. 65:10And Sharon shall be a
fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my
people that have sought me. 65:11But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy
mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto
Destiny; 65:12I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the
slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not
hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I
delighted not. 65:13Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall
eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty;
behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame; 65:14behold, my
servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall
wail for vexation of spirit. 65:15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my
chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by
another name: 65:16so 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. 65:17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things
shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 65:18But be ye glad and rejoice for
ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her
people a joy. 65:19And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there
shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying.
65:20There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not
filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a
hundred years old shall be accursed. 65:21And they shall build houses, and inhabit
them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 65:22They shall not
build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of
a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of
their hands. 65:23They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they
are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them. 65:24And it
shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet
speaking, I will hear. 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion
shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt
nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.