Isaiah 65

A Rebellious People

1“I permitted Myself to be soughtH1875 by 1those who did not askH7592 for Me; I permitted Myself to be foundH4672 by those who did not seekH1245 Me. I saidH559, ‘HereH2009 am I, hereH2009 am I,’ To a nationH1471 which 2did not callH7121 on My nameH8034.23I have spreadH6566 outH6566 My handsH3027 allH3605 dayH3117 long to a 4rebelliousH5637 peopleH5971, Who walkH1980 in the wayH1870 which is not goodH2896, 5followingH310 their own 6thoughtsH4284,3A peopleH5971 who continuallyH8548 7provokeH3707 Me to My faceH6440, OfferingH2076 sacrificesH2076 in 8gardensH1593 and 9burningH6999 incenseH6999 on bricksH3843;4Who sitH3427 among gravesH6913 and spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 in secretH5341 placesH5341; Who 10eatH398 pig’sH2386 fleshH1320, And the brothH4839 of uncleanH6292 meatH6292 is in their potsH3627.5Who sayH559, ‘11KeepH7126 to yourself, do not comeH5066 nearH5066 me, For I amH6942 holierH6942 than you!’ TheseH428 are smokeH6227 in My 12nostrilsH639, A fireH784 that burnsH3344 allH3605 the dayH3117.6BeholdH2009, it is writtenH3789 beforeH6440 Me: I will 13not keepH2814 silentH2814, but 14I will repayH7999; I will even repayH7999 15into their lapsH2436,7Both your own 16wrongdoingsH5771 and the wrongdoingsH5771 of your fathersH1 togetherH3164,” saysH559 the LordH3068. “BecauseH834 they have 17burnedH6999 incenseH6999 on the mountainsH2022 And 18scornedH2778 Me on the hillsH1389, Therefore I will 19measureH4058 their formerH7223 workH6468 20into their lapsH2436.”

8ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “JustH3512 asH3512 the newH8492 wineH8492 is foundH4672 in the clusterH811, And one saysH559, ‘Do not destroyH7843 it, for there is 21benefitH1293 in it,’ SoH3651 I will actH6213 in behalfH4616 of My servantsH5650 In order 22not to destroyH7843 23allH3605 of them.9I will bringH3318 forthH3318 2425offspringH2233 from JacobH3290, And an 26heirH3423 of My mountainsH2022 from JudahH3063; 27My chosenH972 onesH972 shall inheritH3423 it, And 28My servantsH5650 will liveH7931 thereH8033.1029SharonH8289 will be a pastureH5116 landH5116 for flocksH6629, And the 30ValleyH6010 of AchorH5911 a restingH7258 placeH7258 for herdsH1241, For My peopleH5971 whoH834 31seekH1875 Me.11But as for you who 32abandonH5800 the LordH3068, Who forgetH7913 My 33holyH6944 mountainH2022, Who setH6186 a tableH7979 for 34FortuneH1409, And fillH4390 a jugH4469 ofH4469 mixedH4469 wineH4469 for 35DestinyH4507,12I will destineH4487 you for the 36swordH2719, And allH3605 of you will bowH3766 downH3766 to the 37slaughterH2874. BecauseH3282 I calledH7121, but you 38did not answerH6030; I spokeH1696, but you did not listenH8085. Instead, you didH6213 evilH7451 in My sightH5869 And choseH977 that in whichH834 I did not delightH2654.”

13ThereforeH3651, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 39GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, My servantsH5650 will 40eatH398, but you will be 41hungryH7456. BeholdH2009, My servantsH5650 will 42drinkH8354, but you will beH6770 43thirstyH6770. BeholdH2009, My servantsH5650 will 44rejoiceH8055, but you will be 45putH954 toH954 shameH954.14BeholdH2009, My servantsH5650 will 46shoutH7442 joyfullyH7442 with a gladH2898 heartH3820, But you will 47cryH6817 outH6817 from a painfulH3511 heartH3820, And you will wailH3213 from a brokenH7665 spiritH7307.15You will leaveH5117 your nameH8034 as a 48curseH7621 to My chosenH972 onesH972, And the LordH136 49GodH3068 will putH4191 you toH4191 deathH4191. But 50My servantsH5650 will be calledH7121 by 51anotherH312 nameH8034.16BecauseH834 the one who 52is blessedH1288 on the earthH776 Will 53be blessedH1288 by the 54GodH430 of truthH543; And the one who swearsH7650 an oath on the earthH776 Will 55swearH7650 by the GodH430 of truthH543; BecauseH3588 the formerH7223 troublesH6869 are forgottenH7911, And becauseH3588 they are hiddenH5641 from My sightH5869!

New Heavens and a New Earth

17“For beholdH2009, I createH1254 56newH2319 heavensH8064 and a newH2319 earthH776; And the 57formerH7223 thingsH7223 will not be rememberedH2142 or comeH5927 to 58mindH3820.18But be 59gladH7797 and rejoiceH1523 foreverH5703 in whatH834 I createH1254; For beholdH2009, I createH1254 JerusalemH3389 for rejoicingH1525 And her peopleH5971 for gladnessH4885.19I will also 60rejoiceH1523 in JerusalemH3389 and be gladH7797 in My peopleH5971; And there will noH3808 longerH5750 be heardH8085 in her The voiceH6963 of 61weepingH1065 and the soundH6963 of cryingH2201.20NoH3808 longerH5750 will there be 62in it an infantH5764 who lives only a few daysH3117, Or an oldH2205 personH2205 whoH834 does 63not 64liveH4390 outH4390 his daysH3117; For the youthH5288 will dieH4191 at the ageH1121 of a hundredH3967, And the 6566one who doesH2398 notH2398 reachH2398 the ageH1121 of a hundredH3967 Will beH7043 thought accursedH7043.21They will 67buildH1129 housesH1004 and inhabitH3427 them; They will also 68plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 and eatH398 their fruitH6529.22They will not buildH1129 and 69anotherH312 inhabitH3427, They will not plantH5193 and anotherH312 eatH398; For 70as the 71lifetimeH3117 of a treeH6086, so will be the daysH3117 of My peopleH5971, And My chosenH972 onesH972 will 72fullyH1086 enjoyH1086 the workH4639 of their handsH3027.23They will 73not laborH3021 in vainH7385, Or giveH3205 birthH3205 to children for disasterH928; For they are the 7475descendantsH2233 of those blessedH1288 by the LordH3068, And their descendantsH6631 with them. 24It will also comeH1961 toH1961 passH1961 that beforeH2962 they callH7121, I will 76answerH6030; while they are stillH5750 speakingH1696, I will listenH8085. 25The 77wolfH2061 and the lambH2924 will grazeH7462 togetherH259, and the 78lionH743 will eatH398 strawH8401 like the oxH1241; and 79dustH6083 will be the serpent’sH5175 foodH3899. They will 80doH7489 noH3808 evilH7489 or harmH7843 on allH3605 My 81holyH6944 mountainH2022,” saysH559 the LordH3068.