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Isaiah 65
New American Standard Bible

A Rebellious People

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.”

8 This is what the Lord says:

“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.”

13 Therefore, this is what the Lord [j]God says:
“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 from a painful heart,
And you will wail from a broken spirit.
15 You will leave your name as a (AL)curse to My chosen ones,
And the Lord [k]God will put you to death.
But [l]My servants will be called by (AM)another name.
16 Because the one who [m]is blessed on the earth
Will [n]be blessed by the (AN)God of truth;
And the one who swears an oath on 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 [o]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 [p]in it an infant who lives only a few days,
Or an old person who does (AU)not [q]live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of a hundred,
And the [r](AV)one who does not reach the age of a 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 [s]lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen ones will (BA)fully enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They will (BB)not labor in vain,
Or give birth to children for disaster;
For they are the [t](BC)descendants 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; while they are still speaking, I will listen. 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 on all My (BI)holy mountain,” says the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:2 Lit after
  2. Isaiah 65:5 Lit nose
  3. Isaiah 65:6 I.e., individually and fully
  4. Isaiah 65:7 I.e., individually and fully
  5. Isaiah 65:8 Lit blessing
  6. Isaiah 65:8 Lit the whole
  7. Isaiah 65:9 Lit seed
  8. Isaiah 65:11 Heb Gad
  9. Isaiah 65:11 Heb Meni
  10. Isaiah 65:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  11. Isaiah 65:15 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  12. Isaiah 65:15 As in LXX; MT He will call His servants
  13. Isaiah 65:16 Or bless(es) himself
  14. Isaiah 65:16 Or bless(es) himself
  15. Isaiah 65:17 Lit heart
  16. Isaiah 65:20 Lit from there
  17. Isaiah 65:20 Lit fill out
  18. Isaiah 65:20 Lit one who misses the mark
  19. Isaiah 65:22 Lit days
  20. Isaiah 65:23 Lit seed
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Isaiah 65
Lexham English Bible

Judgment and Salvation

65 “I let myself be sought by those who did not ask;
    I let myself be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, ‘Here I am; here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name;
2     I spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people,
those who walk after their thoughts in the way that is not good,
3     the people who provoke[a] me to anger continually to my face,
slaughtering for sacrifices in the garden,
    and making smoke offerings on bricks,
4 who sit[b] in graves
    and spend the night in secret places,[c]
who eat[d] the flesh of swine
    with[e] a fragment[f] of impurity in their vessels,
5 who say,[g] “Keep to yourself![h]
    You must not come near me, for I am too holy for you!”
These are a smoke in my nostrils,[i]
    a fire burning all day.
6 Look! It is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will repay;
    and I will repay in[j] the fold of their garment
7 your iniquities and the iniquities of your ancestors[k] together, says Yahweh,
because they made smoke offerings on the mountains
    and they taunted me on the hills,
I will measure their punishment from the beginning into the fold of their garment.”

8 Thus says Yahweh: “Just as the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say ‘You must not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,’ so I will do for the sake of my servants by[l] not destroying everyone.[m]

9 And I will bring descendant s[n] out from Jacob,
    and a people[o] from Judah to take possession of my mountain,
and my chosen ones shall inherit it,
    and my servants shall settle there.
10 And Sharon shall become a pasture for[p] flocks,[q]
    and the valley of Achor a resting place for[r] herds[s]
    for my people who have sought me.
11 But[t] you who forsake[u] Yahweh,
    forgetting my holy mountain,[v]
who set a table for Fortune,
    and who pour out[w] a jug of mixed wine for Destiny,
12 and I will remit you to the sword,
    and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter,
because I called, but[x] you did not answer;
    I spoke, but[y] you did not listen,
but[z] you did the evil in my eyes,
    and you chose that in which I do not delight.”

13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh:

“Look! My servants shall eat but[aa] you, you shall be hungry.
Look! My servants shall drink but[ab] you, you shall be thirsty.
Look! My servants shall rejoice but[ac] you, you shall be ashamed.
14 Look! My servants shall shout for joy,[ad] but[ae] you, you shall cry out for pain[af] and howl for sadness.[ag]
15 And you shall leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse,
    and the Lord Yahweh will kill you, and he will give[ah] his servants another name.
16 Whoever blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of trustworthiness,
    and the one who swears an oath in the land shall swear by the God of trustworthiness,
because the former troubles are forgotten,
    and they are hidden from my eyes.

New Creation

17 For look! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth,
    and the former things shall not be remembered,
and they shall not come to mind.[ai]
18     But rejoice and shout in exultation forever and ever over what I am about to create!
For look! I am about to create Jerusalem as a source of rejoicing,
    and her people as a source of joy.
19 And I will shout in exultation over Jerusalem,
    and I will rejoice over my people,
and the sound of weeping shall no longer be heard in it,
    or[aj] the sound of a cry for help.
20 There will no longer be a nursing infant who lives only a few[ak] days,
    or[al] an old man who does not fill his days,
for the boy will die a hundred years old,[am]
    and the one who fails to reach[an] a hundred years[ao] will be considered[ap] accursed.
21 And they shall build houses and inhabit them,
    and they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 They shall not build and another inhabit;
    they shall not plant and another eat.
For the days of my people shall be like the days of a tree,
    and my chosen ones shall enjoy the work of their hands.
23 They shall not labor for nothing,
    and they shall not give birth to horror,
for they shall be offspring blessed by[aq] Yahweh,
    and their descendants with them.
24 And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer;
    while still they are speaking, I myself will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed like one,
    and the lion shall eat straw like the ox,
        but[ar] dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall do no evil,
    and they shall not destroy on all my holy mountain,”[as] says Yahweh.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:3 Literally “provoking”
  2. Isaiah 65:4 Literally “sitting”
  3. Isaiah 65:4 Literally “watches”
  4. Isaiah 65:4 Literally “eating”
  5. Isaiah 65:4 Or “and”
  6. Isaiah 65:4 The reading tradition (Qere) has “broth”
  7. Isaiah 65:5 Literally “saying”
  8. Isaiah 65:5 Literally “Come near to you”
  9. Isaiah 65:5 Literally “nose”
  10. Isaiah 65:6 Or “on”
  11. Isaiah 65:7 Or “fathers”
  12. Isaiah 65:8 Literally “to”
  13. Isaiah 65:8 Literally “all”
  14. Isaiah 65:9 Hebrew “descendant”
  15. Isaiah 65:9 Literally “man”
  16. Isaiah 65:10 Literally “of”
  17. Isaiah 65:10 Hebrew “flock”
  18. Isaiah 65:10 Or “of”
  19. Isaiah 65:10 Hebrew “herd”
  20. Isaiah 65:11 Or “and”
  21. Isaiah 65:11 Literally “forsaking”
  22. Isaiah 65:11 Literally “the mountain of my holiness”
  23. Isaiah 65:11 Literally “fill”
  24. Isaiah 65:12 Or “and”
  25. Isaiah 65:12 Or “and”
  26. Isaiah 65:12 Or “and”
  27. Isaiah 65:13 Or “and”
  28. Isaiah 65:13 Or “and”
  29. Isaiah 65:13 Or “and”
  30. Isaiah 65:14 Literally “from goodness of heart”
  31. Isaiah 65:14 Or “and”
  32. Isaiah 65:14 Literally “from pain of heart”
  33. Isaiah 65:14 Literally “from a breaking of the spirit”
  34. Isaiah 65:15 Literally “call”
  35. Isaiah 65:17 Literally “go up to heart”
  36. Isaiah 65:19 Or “and”
  37. Isaiah 65:20 Literally “of”
  38. Isaiah 65:20 Or “and”
  39. Isaiah 65:20 Literally “a son of a hundred year”
  40. Isaiah 65:20 Literally “misses”
  41. Isaiah 65:20 Literally “a son of a hundred year”
  42. Isaiah 65:20 Literally “treated”
  43. Isaiah 65:23 Literally “the offspring of the blessing of”
  44. Isaiah 65:25 Or “and”
  45. Isaiah 65:25 Literally “the mountain of my holiness”
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