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13 Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Behold, My slaves will (A)eat, but you will be (B)hungry.
Behold, My slaves will (C)drink, but you will be (D)thirsty.
Behold, My slaves will (E)be glad, but you will be (F)put to shame.
14 Behold, My slaves will (G)shout joyfully with a merry heart,
But you will (H)cry out with a pained heart,
And you will wail with a broken spirit.
15 You will leave your name for a [a](I)curse to My chosen ones,
And Lord Yahweh will put you to death.
But [b]My slaves will be called by (J)another name,
16 Because he who [c]is blessed in the earth
Will [d]be blessed by the (K)God of truth,
And he who swears in the earth
Will (L)swear by the God of truth;
Because the former distresses are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:15 Lit oath
  2. Isaiah 65:15 As in Gr; Heb He will call His slaves
  3. Isaiah 65:16 Or experience(s) blessing repeatedly, bless(es) himself
  4. Isaiah 65:16 Or experience(s) blessing repeatedly, bless(es) himself

13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“My servants will eat,(A)
    but you will go hungry;(B)
my servants will drink,(C)
    but you will go thirsty;(D)
my servants will rejoice,(E)
    but you will be put to shame.(F)
14 My servants will sing(G)
    out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out(H)
    from anguish of heart
    and wail in brokenness of spirit.
15 You will leave your name
    for my chosen ones to use in their curses;(I)
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
    but to his servants he will give another name.(J)
16 Whoever invokes a blessing(K) in the land
    will do so by the one true God;(L)
whoever takes an oath in the land
    will swear(M) by the one true God.
For the past troubles(N) will be forgotten
    and hidden from my eyes.

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