Isaiah 65:6-25

6Behold, it is written before Me, I will 1not keep silent, but 2I will repay; I will even repay into their bosom,7Both 3their own 4iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says the Lord. “Because they have 5burned incense on the mountains And 6scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will 7measure their former work into their bosom.”

8Thus says the Lord, “As the new wine is found in the cluster, And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is 8benefit in it,’ So I will act on behalf of My servants In order 9not to destroy 10all of them.9I will bring forth 11offspring from Jacob, And an 12heir of My mountains from Judah; Even 13My chosen ones shall inherit it, And 14My servants will dwell there.1015Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks, And the 16valley of Achor a resting place for herds, For My people who 17seek Me.11But you who 18forsake the Lord, Who forget My 19holy mountain, Who set a table for 20Fortune, And who fill cups with mixed wine for 21Destiny,12I will destine you for the 22sword, And all of you will bow down to the 23slaughter. Because I called, but you 24did not answer; I spoke, but you did not hear. And you did evil in My sight And chose that in which I did not delight.”

13Therefore, thus says the Lord 25God, “Behold, My servants will 26eat, but you will be 27hungry. Behold, My servants will 28drink, but you will be 29thirsty. Behold, My servants will 30rejoice, but you will be 31put to shame.14Behold, My servants will 32shout joyfully with a glad heart, But you will 33cry out with a 34heavy heart, And you will wail with a broken spirit.15You will leave your name for a 35curse to My chosen ones, And the Lord 36God will slay you. But 37My servants will be called by 38another name.16Because he who 39is blessed in the earth Will 40be blessed by the 41God of truth; And he who swears in the earth Will 42swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My sight!

17“For behold, I create 43new heavens and a new earth; And the 44former things will not be remembered or come to 45mind.18But be 46glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness.19I will also 47rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people; And there will no longer be heard in her The voice of 48weeping and the sound of crying.20No longer will there be 49in it an infant who lives but a few days, Or an old man who does 50not 51live out his days; For the youth will die at the age of one hundred And the 5253one who does not reach the age of one hundred Will be thought accursed.21They will 54build houses and inhabit them; They will also 55plant vineyards and eat their fruit.22They will not build and 56another inhabit, They will not plant and another eat; For 57as the 58lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, And My chosen ones will 59wear out the work of their hands.23They will 60not labor in vain, Or bear children for calamity; For they are the 6162offspring of those blessed by the Lord, And their descendants with them. 24It will also come to pass that before they call, I will 63answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. 25The 64wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the 65lion will eat straw like the ox; and 66dust will be the serpent’s food. They will 67do no evil or harm in all My 68holy mountain,” says the Lord.