THE
BOOK OF ISAIAH
Isaiah Chapter 65
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¶ I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who
did not seek me: I said, Look to me, look to me, to a nation that
was not called by my name.
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All day long I stretch out my hands to a rebellious people, who are living in a
way that is not good, following their own thoughts;
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A people who continually provoke me to my face; who sacrifice in gardens, and
burn incense on altars of brick;
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Who remain among the graves, and lodge in the tombs, who eat swine’s flesh, and
a broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
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Who say, Stay where you are, do not touch me; for I am
holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day
long.
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Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but will repay,
yea, I will repay them fully,
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For both your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers, says the LORD:
because they have burned incense on the mountains, and insulted me upon the
hills, I will reward them fully for what they have done.
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¶ Thus says the LORD, As juice is found in the cluster
of grapes, and one says, Do not destroy it; for there is some
good in it: that is what I will do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not
destroy them all.
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I will bring forth a seed from Jacob, and from Judah an inheritor of my
mountains: and my chosen will inherit it, and my servants will dwell there.
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And
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¶ But you who forsake the LORD, who forget my holy
mountain, who prepare a table for the god of fortune, and furnish a
drink offering for destiny.
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I will destine you for the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter:
because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not hear; but
did evil before my eyes, and chose what did not please me.
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And so the Lord GOD says this, My servants will eat,
but you will be hungry: my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty: my
servants will rejoice, but you will be ashamed:
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Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of
heart, and will howl for vexation of spirit.
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And you will leave your name to my chosen for a curse: for the Lord GOD will
slay you, but call his servants by another name:
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The one who blesses himself in the land will bless himself by the God of truth;
and whoever makes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth; because
the former troubles are forgotten, and are hidden from my eyes.
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¶ For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth:
and the former will not be remembered, or come into mind.
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Rejoice and be glad forever in that which I create: for, behold, I will
make
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And I will rejoice in
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You will no longer find a baby living only a few days, or an old man who does
not live all his days: for one who dies being one hundred years old will be
young; but the sinner who is one hundred years old will be accursed.
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They will build houses, and live in them; and they will plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them.
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They will not build, to have another live in it; they will not plant, and have
another eat: for the age of my people will be like the age of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.
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They will not labor in vain, or bring forth children for calamity; for
they are the seed the LORD has blessed, and their children will be with
them.
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And it will come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they
are yet speaking, I will hear.
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The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like an
ox: but the serpent’s food will be dust. They will not hurt or destroy
anywhere on my holy mountain, says the LORD.