11 But you who abandon the Lord,
who forget My holy mountain,
who prepare a table for Fortune
and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,[a]
12 I will destine you for the sword,
and all of you will kneel down to be slaughtered,
because I called and you did not answer,
I spoke and you did not hear;
you did what was evil in My sight
and chose what I did not delight in.(A)

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  1. Isaiah 65:11 Pagan gods

11 But as for you who forsake the Lord,
    who forget my holy mountain,
who spread a table for Fortune[a]
    and[b] fill drink offerings[c] for Destiny,[d]
12 I’ll consign[e] you to the sword,
    and all of you will bend down for the slaughter—
because when I called, you didn’t answer,
    when I spoke, you didn’t listen;
but you did what was evil in my sight,
    and chose what I took no pleasure in.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:11 I.e. Fortune personified as a god
  2. Isaiah 65:11 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX reads and who
  3. Isaiah 65:11 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read cups of mixed wine, or mixing vessels
  4. Isaiah 65:11 I.e. Destiny personified as a god
  5. Isaiah 65:12 Lit. destine