Isaiah 65
65I 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.H1875H7592H3808H4672H1245H3808H559H1471H7121H80342I 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;H6566H3027H3117H5637H5971H1980H1870H2896H310H42843A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; / upon…: Heb. upon bricksH5971H3707H8548H6440H2076H1593H6999H38434Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; / broth: or, piecesH3427H6913H3885H5341H398H2386H1320H4839H6564H6292H36275Which 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. / nose: or, angerH559H7126H5066H6942H6227H639H784H3344H31176Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,H3789H6440H2814H7999H7999H24367Your 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.H5771H5771H1H3162H559H3068H6999H2022H2778H1389H4058H7223H6468H24368Thus 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.H559H3068H8492H4672H811H559H7843H1293H6213H5650H78439And 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.H3318H2233H3290H3063H3423H2022H972H3423H5650H793110And 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.H8289H5116H6629H6010H5911H1241H7258H5971H187511But 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. / troop: or, Gad / number: or, Meni, a pagan godH5800H3068H7913H6944H2022H6186H7979H1409H1408H4390H4469H450712Therefore 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.H4487H2719H3766H2874H7121H6030H1696H8085H6213H7451H5869H977H265413Therefore 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:H559H136H3069H5650H398H7456H5650H8354H6770H5650H8055H95414Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. / vexation: Heb. breakingH5650H7442H2898H3820H6817H3511H3820H3213H7667H730715And 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:H3240H8034H7621H972H136H3069H4191H7121H5650H312H803416That 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.H1288H776H1288H430H543H7650H776H7650H430H543H7223H6869H7911H5641H586917For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. / come…: Heb. come upon the heartH1254H2319H8064H2319H776H7223H2142H5927H382018But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.H7797H1523H5703H1254H1254H3389H1525H5971H488519And 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.H1523H3389H7797H5971H6963H1065H8085H6963H220120There 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.H5764H3117H2205H4390H3117H5288H4191H3967H8141H1121H2398H3967H8141H1121H704321And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.H1129H1004H3427H5193H3754H398H652922They 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. / shall long…: Heb. shall make them continue long, or, shall wear outH1129H312H3427H5193H312H398H3117H6086H3117H5971H972H1086H4639H302723They 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.H3021H7385H3205H928H2233H1288H3068H663124And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.H7121H6030H1696H808525The 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.H2061H2924H7462H259H738H398H8401H1241H6083H5175H3899H7489H7843H6944H2022H559H3068
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