King James VersionIsaiah65

Isaiah

1 I 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. 2 I 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; 3 A peo­ple that pro­voketh me to anger con­tin­u­al­ly to my face; that sac­ri­ficeth in gar­dens, and bur­neth in­cense upon al­tars of brick; 4 Which re­main among the graves, and lodge in the mon­u­ments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abom­inable things is in their ves­sels; 5 Which 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. 6 Be­hold, it is writ­ten be­fore me: I will not keep si­lence, but will rec­om­pense, even rec­om­pense into their bo­som, 7 Your 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. 8 Thus 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. 9 And 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. 10 And 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. 11 But 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. 12 There­fore 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. 13 There­fore 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: 14 Be­hold, my ser­vants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sor­row of heart, and shall howl for vex­a­tion of spir­it. 15 And 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: 16 That 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. 17 For, be­hold, I cre­ate new heav­ens and a new earth: and the for­mer shall not be re­mem­bered, nor come into mind. 18 But be ye glad and re­joice for ever in that which I cre­ate: for, be­hold, I cre­ate Jerusalem a re­joic­ing, and her peo­ple a joy. 19 And 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. 20 There 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. 21 And they shall build hous­es, and in­hab­it them; and they shall plant vine­yards, and eat the fruit of them. 22 They 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. 23 They 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. 24 And it shall come to pass, that be­fore they call, I will an­swer; and while they are yet speak­ing, I will hear. 25 The 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.