65 I
am sought of 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. 2 I
have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh
in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; 3 A
people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth
in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; 4 Which
remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's
flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; 5 Which
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. 6 Behold,
it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense,
even recompense into their bosom, 7 Your
iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD,
which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the
hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. 8 Thus
saith the LORD, 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'
sakes, that I may not destroy them all. 9 And
I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor
of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall
dwell there. 10 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 sought me. 11 But
ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that
prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto
that number. 12 Therefore
will I number 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 did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted
not.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, 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 ashamed: 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy
of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation
of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse
unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants
by another name: 16 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. 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and
a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever
in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and
her people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and
joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her,
nor the voice of crying. 20 There shall be no more thence an infant
of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall
die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall
be accursed. 21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit
them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit;
they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the
days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring
forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and
their offspring with them. 24 And it shall come to pass, that before
they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's
meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the
LORD.