“ I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me ; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name , I said , ‘ Here I am ! Here I am ! ’
All day long ... I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong ... path , who follow their own imaginations ,
to a people who continually provoke Me - to My face , sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick ,
sitting among the graves , spending nights in secret places , eating the meat of pigs ... and polluted broth from their bowls.
They say , ‘ Keep to yourself ; do not come near for I am holier than you ! ’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils , a fire that burns all day long ....
Behold , it is written before Me : I will not keep silent , but ... I will repay ; I will pay it back into their laps ,
both for your iniquities and (for those) of your fathers , ” says the LORD. “ Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills , I will measure into their laps full payment for their former ... deeds. ”
This is what the LORD says : “ As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes , and men say , ‘ Do not destroy it , for a blessing , ’ so I will act on behalf of My servants ; I will not destroy them all.
And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob , and heirs from Judah ; My elect will possess My mountains , and My servants will dwell there.
Sharon will become a pasture for flocks , and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds , for My people who seek Me.
But you who forsake the LORD , who forget - My holy mountain , who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny ,
I will destine you for the sword , and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered , because I called and you did not answer , I spoke and you did not listen ; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight. ”
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD ... says : “ My servants will eat , but you will go hungry ; ... My servants will drink , but you will go thirsty ; ... My servants will rejoice , but you will be put to shame.
- My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart , but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones , and the Lord GOD will slay you ; but to His servants He will give another name.
Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will (do so) by the God of tRuth - , and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of tRuth -. For the former ... troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
For behold , I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered , nor will they come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice forever ... in what I create ; for ... I will create - Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. ...
I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping ... and crying will no longer be heard
No longer will a nursing infant live ... but a few days , or an old man - fail to live out - his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years ... , and he who fails (to reach) a hundred ... ... will be considered accursed.
They will build houses and dwell in them ; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit , nor plant for others to eat. For (as is) the lifetime of a tree , so will be the days of My people , and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
They will not labor in vain (or) bear children doomed to disaster ; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD — (they) and their descendants with them.
- Even before they call , I will answer , and while they are still speaking , I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb will feed together ... , and the lion will eat straw like the ox , but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain , ” says the LORD.