Isaiah 65:6-25

6Behold, it is written before Me: I will 1not keep silent, but 2I will repay; I will even repay 3into their laps,7Both your own 4wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your 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 8into their laps.”

8This is what the Lord says: “Just as the new wine is found in the cluster, And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is 9benefit in it,’ So I will act in behalf of My servants In order 10not to destroy 11all of them.9I will bring forth 1213offspring from Jacob, And an 14heir of My mountains from Judah; 15My chosen ones shall inherit it, And 16My servants will live there.1017Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks, And the 18Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, For My people who 19seek Me.11But as for you who 20abandon the Lord, Who forget My 21holy mountain, Who set a table for 22Fortune, And fill a jug of mixed wine for 23Destiny,12I will destine you for the 24sword, And all of you will bow down to the 25slaughter. Because I called, but you 26did not answer; I spoke, but you did not listen. Instead, you did evil in My sight And chose that in which I did not delight.”

13Therefore, this is what the Lord 27God says: “Behold, My servants will 28eat, but you will be 29hungry. Behold, My servants will 30drink, but you will be 31thirsty. Behold, My servants will 32rejoice, but you will be 33put to shame.14Behold, My servants will 34shout joyfully with a glad heart, But you will 35cry out from a painful heart, And you will wail from a broken spirit.15You will leave your name as a 36curse to My chosen ones, And the Lord 37God will put you to death. But 38My servants will be called by 39another name.16Because the one who 40is blessed on the earth Will 41be blessed by the 42God of truth; And the one who swears an oath on the earth Will 43swear by the God of truth; Because the former troubles are forgotten, And because they are hidden from My sight!

17“For behold, I create 44new heavens and a new earth; And the 45former things will not be remembered or come to 46mind.18But be 47glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness.19I will also 48rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people; And there will no longer be heard in her The voice of 49weeping and the sound of crying.20No longer will there be 50in it an infant who lives only a few days, Or an old person who does 51not 52live out his days; For the youth will die at the age of a hundred, And the 5354one who does not reach the age of a hundred Will be thought accursed.21They will 55build houses and inhabit them; They will also 56plant vineyards and eat their fruit.22They will not build and 57another inhabit, They will not plant and another eat; For 58as the 59lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, And My chosen ones will 60fully enjoy the work of their hands.23They will 61not labor in vain, Or give birth to children for disaster; For they are the 6263descendants of those blessed by the Lord, And their descendants with them. 24It will also come to pass that before they call, I will 64answer; while they are still speaking, I will listen. 25The 65wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the 66lion will eat straw like the ox; and 67dust will be the serpent’s food. They will 68do no evil or harm on all My 69holy mountain,” says the Lord.