Isaiah 65:2-11
English Standard Version
2 (A)I spread out my hands all the day
to a rebellious people,
who walk in a way that is not good,
following their own devices;
3 a people who provoke me
to my face continually,
(B)sacrificing in gardens
and making offerings on bricks;
4 who sit in tombs,
and spend the night in secret places;
(C)who eat pig's flesh,
and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;
5 who say, “Keep to yourself,
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
(D)These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all the day.
6 Behold, (E)it is written before me:
(F)“I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
(G)I will indeed repay into their lap
7 both your iniquities (H)and your fathers' iniquities together,
says the Lord;
(I)because they made offerings on the mountains
(J)and insulted me on the hills,
I will measure into their lap
payment for their former deeds.”[a]
8 Thus says the Lord:
(K)“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
and they say, ‘Do not destroy it,
for there is a blessing in it,’
so I will do for my servants' sake,
(L)and not destroy them all.
9 (M)I will bring forth offspring from Jacob,
and from Judah possessors of my mountains;
my chosen shall possess it,
and my servants shall dwell there.
10 (N)Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks,
and (O)the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
for my people (P)who have sought me.
11 But (Q)you who forsake the Lord,
who forget (R)my holy mountain,
who (S)set a table for Fortune
and (T)fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:7 Or I will first measure their payment into their lap
Isaiah 65:2-11
New International Version
2 All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,(A)
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations(B)—
3 a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,(C)
offering sacrifices in gardens(D)
and burning incense(E) on altars of brick;
4 who sit among the graves(F)
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(G)
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5 who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred(H) for you!’
Such people are smoke(I) in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
6 “See, it stands written before me:
I will not keep silent(J) but will pay back(K) in full;
I will pay it back into their laps(L)—
7 both your sins(M) and the sins of your ancestors,”(N)
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,(O)
I will measure into their laps
the full payment(P) for their former deeds.”
8 This is what the Lord says:
“As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes(Q)
and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it,
there is still a blessing in it,’
so will I do in behalf of my servants;(R)
I will not destroy them all.
9 I will bring forth descendants(S) from Jacob,
and from Judah those who will possess(T) my mountains;
my chosen(U) people will inherit them,
and there will my servants live.(V)
10 Sharon(W) will become a pasture for flocks,(X)
and the Valley of Achor(Y) a resting place for herds,
for my people who seek(Z) me.
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