Isaiah 65:1-16

New American Standard Bible

65 “I permitted Myself to be sought by ^(A)those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To a nation which ^(B)did not call on My name.
^2 (C)I have spread out My hands all day long to a ^(D)rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, ^[a]following their own ^(E)thoughts,
³ A people who continually ^(F)provoke Me to My face,
Offering sacrifices in ^(G)gardens and ^(H)burning incense on bricks;
⁴ Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;
Who ^(I)eat pig’s flesh,
And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.
⁵ Who say, ‘^(J)Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My ^[b]nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
⁶ Behold, it is written before Me:
I will ^(K)not keep silent, but ^(L)I will repay;
I will even repay ^[c]into their laps,
⁷ Both your own ^(M)wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the Lord.
“Because they have ^(N)burned incense on the mountains
And ^(O)scorned Me on the hills,
Therefore I will ^(P)measure their former work ^[d]into their laps.”

“Just as the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is ^[e]benefit in it,’
So I will act in behalf of My servants
In order ^(Q)not to destroy ^[f]all of them.
⁹ I will bring forth ^[g](R)offspring from Jacob,
And an ^(S)heir of My mountains from Judah;
^(T)My chosen ones shall inherit it,
And ^(U)My servants will live there.
^10 (V)Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks,
And the ^(W)Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
For My people who ^(X)seek Me.
¹¹ But as for you who ^(Y)abandon the Lord,
Who forget My ^(Z)holy mountain,
Who set a table for ^[h]Fortune,
And fill a jug of mixed wine for ^[i]Destiny,
¹² I will destine you for the ^(AA)sword,
And all of you will bow down to the ^(AB)slaughter.
Because I called, but you ^(AC)did 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.”