Isaiah 65 (New American Standard Bible)

Isaiah 65

A Rebellious People

    ¹"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, following their own ^(E)thoughts,
    ³A people who continually ^(F)provoke Me to My face,
         Offering sacrifices in ^(G)gardens and ^(H)burning incense on bricks;
    ⁴Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;
         Who ^(I)eat swine'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 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 into their bosom,
    ⁷Both their own ^(M)iniquities and the iniquities of their 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 into their bosom."

 ⁸Thus says the LORD,
         "As the new wine is found in the cluster,
         And one says, 'Do not destroy it, for there is benefit in it,'
         So I will act on behalf of My servants
         In order ^(Q)not to destroy all of them.
    ⁹"I will bring forth ^(R)offspring from Jacob,
         And an ^(S)heir of My mountains from Judah;
         Even ^(T)My chosen ones shall inherit it,
         And ^(U)My servants will dwell 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 you who ^(Y)forsake the LORD,
         Who forget My ^(Z)holy mountain,
         Who set a table for Fortune,
         And who fill cups with mixed wine for Destiny,
    ¹²I 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 hear.
         And you did evil in My sight
         And chose that in which I did not delight."

 ¹³Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD,
         "Behold, My servants will ^(AD)eat, but you will be ^(AE)hungry
         Behold, My servants will ^(AF)drink, but you will be ^(AG)thirsty
         Behold, My servants will ^(AH)rejoice, but you will be ^(AI)put to shame.
    ¹⁴"Behold, My servants will ^(AJ)shout joyfully with a glad heart,
         But you will ^(AK)cry out with a heavy heart,
         And you will wail with a broken spirit.
    ¹⁵"You will leave your name for a ^(AL)curse to My chosen ones,
         And the Lord GOD will slay you
         But My servants will be called by ^(AM)another name.
    ¹⁶"Because he who is blessed in the earth
         Will be blessed by the ^(AN)God of truth;
         And he who swears in the earth
         Will ^(AO)swear by the God of truth;
         Because the former troubles are forgotten,
         And because they are hidden from My sight!

New Heavens and a New Earth

    ¹⁷"For behold, I create ^(AP)new heavens and a new earth;
         And the ^(AQ)former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
    ¹⁸"But be ^(AR)glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
         For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
         And her people for gladness.
    ¹⁹"I will also ^(AS)rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
         And there will no longer be heard in her
         The voice of ^(AT)weeping and the sound of crying.
    ²⁰"No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,
         Or an old man who does ^(AU)not live out his days;
         For the youth will die at the age of one hundred
         And the ^(AV)one who does not reach the age of one hundred
         Will be thought accursed.
    ²¹"They will ^(AW)build houses and inhabit them;
         They will also ^(AX)plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
    ²²"They will not build and ^(AY)another inhabit,
         They will not plant and another eat;
         For ^(AZ)as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
         And My chosen ones will ^(BA)wear out the work of their hands.
    ²³"They will ^(BB)not labor in vain,
         Or bear children for calamity;
         For they are the ^(BC)offspring of those blessed by the LORD,
         And their descendants with them.

 ²⁴"It will also come to pass that before they call, I will ^(BD)answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

 ²⁵"The ^(BE)wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the ^(BF)lion will eat straw like the ox; and ^(BG)dust will be the serpent's food They will ^(BH)do no evil or harm in all My ^(BI)holy mountain," says the LORD.