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Verse 1

I am inquired{H1875} of by them that asked{H7592} not{H3808} [for me]; I am found{H4672} of them that sought{H1245} me not:{H3808} I said,{H559} Behold me, behold me, unto a nation{H1471} that was not called{H7121} by my name.{H8034}

Verse 2

I have spread out{H6566} my hands{H3027} all the day{H3117} unto a rebellious{H5637} people,{H5971} that walk{H1980} in a way{H1870} that is not good,{H2896} after{H310} their own thoughts;{H4284}

Verse 3

a people{H5971} that provoke{H3707} me to my face{H6440} continually,{H8548} sacrificing{H2076} in gardens,{H1593} and burning incense{H6999} upon bricks;{H3843}

Verse 4

that sit{H3427} among the graves,{H6913} and lodge{H3885} in the secret places;{H5341} that eat{H398} swine's{H2386} flesh,{H1320} and broth{H4839} of abominable{H6292} things is in their vessels;{H3627}

Verse 5

that say,{H559} Stand{H7126} by thyself, come not near{H5066} to me, for I am holier{H6942} than thou. These are a smoke{H6227} in my nose,{H639} a fire{H784} that burneth{H3344} all the day.{H3117}

Verse 6

Behold, it is written{H3789} before{H6440} me: I will not keep silence,{H2814} but will recompense,{H7999} yea, I will recompense{H7999} into their bosom,{H2436}

Verse 7

your own iniquities,{H5771} and the iniquities{H5771} of your fathers{H1} together,{H3162} saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} that have burned incense{H6999} upon the mountains,{H2022} and blasphemed{H2778} me upon the hills;{H1389} therefore will I first{H7223} measure{H4058} their work{H6468} into their bosom.{H2436}

Verse 8

Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} As the new wine{H8492} is found{H4672} in the cluster,{H811} and one saith,{H559} Destroy{H7843} it not, for a blessing{H1293} is in it: so will I do{H6213} for my servants'{H5650} sake, that I may not destroy{H7843} them all.

Verse 9

And I will bring forth{H3318} a seed{H2233} out of Jacob,{H3290} and out of Judah{H3063} an inheritor{H3423} of my mountains;{H2022} and my chosen{H972} shall inherit{H3423} it, and my servants{H5650} shall dwell{H7931} there.

Verse 10

And Sharon{H8289} shall be a fold{H5116} of flocks,{H6629} and the valley{H6010} of Achor{H5911} a place for herds{H1241} to lie down in,{H7258} for my people{H5971} that have sought{H1875} me.

Verse 11

But ye that forsake{H5800} Jehovah,{H3068} that forget{H7913} my holy{H6944} mountain,{H2022} that prepare{H6186} a table{H7979} for Fortune,{H1409} and that fill{H4390} up mingled wine{H4469} unto Destiny;{H4507}

Verse 12

I will destine{H4487} you to the sword,{H2719} and ye shall all bow down{H3766} to the slaughter;{H2874} because when I called,{H7121} ye did not answer;{H6030} when I spake,{H1696} ye did not hear;{H8085} but ye did{H6213} that which was evil{H7451} in mine eyes,{H5869} and chose{H977} that wherein I delighted{H2654} not.

Verse 13

Therefore thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} Behold, my servants{H5650} shall eat,{H398} but ye shall be hungry;{H7456} behold, my servants{H5650} shall drink,{H8354} but ye shall be thirsty;{H6770} behold, my servants{H5650} shall rejoice,{H8055} but ye shall be put to shame;{H954}

Verse 14

behold, my servants{H5650} shall sing{H7442} for joy{H2898} of heart,{H3820} but ye shall cry{H6817} for sorrow{H3511} of heart,{H3820} and shall wail{H3213} for vexation{H7667} of spirit.{H7307}

Verse 15

And ye shall leave{H3240} your name{H8034} for a curse{H7621} unto my chosen;{H972} and the Lord{H136} Jehovah{H136} will slay{H4191} thee; and he will call{H7121} his servants{H5650} by another{H312} name:{H8034}

Verse 16

so that he who blesseth{H1288} himself in the earth{H776} shall bless{H1288} himself in the God{H430} of truth;{H543} and he that sweareth{H7650} in the earth{H776} shall swear{H7650} by the God{H430} of truth;{H543} because the former{H7223} troubles{H6869} are forgotten,{H7911} and because they are hid{H5641} from mine eyes.{H5869}

Verse 17

For, behold, I create{H1254} new{H2319} heavens{H8064} and a new{H2319} earth;{H776} and the former{H7223} things shall not be remembered,{H2142} nor come{H5927} into mind.{H3820}

Verse 18

But be ye glad{H7797} and rejoice{H1523} for ever{H5703} in that which I create;{H1254} for, behold, I create{H1254} Jerusalem{H3389} a rejoicing,{H1525} and her people{H5971} a joy.{H4885}

Verse 19

And I will rejoice{H1523} in Jerusalem,{H3389} and joy{H7797} in my people;{H5971} and there shall be heard{H8085} in her no more the voice{H6963} of weeping{H1065} and the voice{H6963} of crying.{H2201}

Verse 20

There shall be no more thence an infant{H5764} of days,{H3117} nor an old man{H2205} that hath not filled{H4390} his days;{H3117} for the child{H5288} shall die{H4191} a hundred{H3967} years{H8141} old,{H1121} and the sinner{H2398} being a hundred{H3967} years{H8141} old{H1121} shall be accursed.{H7043}

Verse 21

And they shall build{H1129} houses,{H1004} and inhabit{H3427} them; and they shall plant{H5193} vineyards,{H3754} and eat{H398} the fruit{H6529} of them.

Verse 22

They shall not build,{H1129} and another{H312} inhabit;{H3427} they shall not plant,{H5193} and another{H312} eat:{H398} for as the days{H3117} of a tree{H6086} shall be the days{H3117} of my people,{H5971} and my chosen{H972} shall long enjoy{H1086} the work{H4639} of their hands.{H3027}

Verse 23

They shall not labor{H3021} in vain,{H7385} nor bring forth{H3205} for calamity;{H928} for they are the seed{H2233} of the blessed{H1288} of Jehovah,{H3068} and their offspring{H6631} with them.

Verse 24

And it shall come to pass that, before they call,{H7121} I will answer;{H6030} and while they are yet speaking,{H1696} I will hear.{H8085}

Verse 25

The wolf{H2061} and the lamb{H2924} shall feed{H7462} together,{H259} and the lion{H738} shall eat{H398} straw{H8401} like the ox;{H1241} and dust{H6083} shall be the serpent's{H5175} food.{H3899} They shall not hurt{H7489} nor destroy{H7843} in all my holy{H6944} mountain,{H2022} saith{H559} Jehovah.{H3068}

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