683Or, was inquired of by them
684Or, was found
685Or with different points, that hath not called upon my name.
65: 2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;
65: 3 a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;
65: 4 that 686sit among the graves, and lodge in the 687secret places; that eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
686Or, dwell
687Or, vaults;
65: 5 that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
65: 6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yes, I will recompense into their bosom,
65: 7 your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and 688blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I 689first measure their work into their bosom.
688Or, defied me
689Or, measure their former work
65: 8 Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
65: 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
65: 10 And Sharon shall be a 690fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
690Or, pasture
65: 11 But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for 691Fortune, and that fill up 692mingled wine unto 693Destiny;
691Hb. Gad, See Ge 30:11.
692So Massoretic Sept., (Aram.). 1QIsaa Vg. read drink-offerings
693Hb. Meni;
65: 12 I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.
65: 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame;
65: 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for 694vexation of spirit.
694Hb. breaking
65: 15 And ye shall leave your name for 695a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:
695Hb. an oath
65: 16 so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of 696truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
696Hb. Amen; (both times) See 2Co 1:20; Rv 3:14.
65: 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
65: 18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
65: 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more a voice of weeping and a voice of crying.
65: 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of many days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
65: 21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
65: 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as 697the days of the tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall 698long enjoy the work of their hands.
697Some live bristlecone pines are over 4,000 years old.
698Hb. wear out
65: 23 They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for 699calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring 700with them.
699Or, sudden terror;
700Or, shall be with them.
65: 24 And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
65: 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and a lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
