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Judgment and Salvation

“I permitted Myself to be sought by ^athose 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 ^bdid not call on My name.2 “^aI have spread out My hands all day long to a ^brebellious people,Who walk in the way which is not good, ¹following their own ^cthoughts,3 A people who continually ^aprovoke Me to My face,Offering sacrifices in ^bgardens and ^cburning incense on bricks,4 Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places,Who ^aeat swine’s flesh,And the broth of offensive meat is in their pots,5 Who say, ‘^aKeep to yourself, do not come near me,For I am holier than you!’These are smoke in My ¹nostrils,A fire that burns all the day.6 “Behold, it is written before Me:I will ^anot keep silent, but ^bI will repay;I will even repay into their bosom,7 Both ¹their own ^ainiquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says Yahweh.“Because they have ^bburned incense on the mountainsAnd ^creproached Me on the hills,Therefore I will ^dmeasure their former work into their bosom.”

8 Thus says Yahweh,“As the new wine is found in the cluster,And one says, ‘Do not make it a ruin, for there is ¹benefit in it,’So I will act on behalf of My slavesIn order ^anot to make ²all of them a ruin.

9 “I will bring forth a ^aseed from Jacob,And a ^bpossessor of My mountains from Judah;Even ^cMy chosen ones shall possess it,And ^dMy slaves will dwell there.10 “^aSharon will be a pasture land for flocks,And the ^bvalley of Achor a resting place for herds,For My people who ^cseek Me.11 “But you who ^aforsake Yahweh,Who forget My ^bholy mountain,Who set a table for ¹Fortune,And who fill cups with mixed wine for ²Destiny,12 I will destine you for the ^asword,And all of you will bow down to the ^bslaughter,Because I called, but you ^cdid not answer;I spoke, but you did not hear.And you did what was evil in My eyesAnd chose that in which I was not pleased.”

13 Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,“Behold, My slaves will ^aeat, but you will be ^bhungry.Behold, My slaves will ^cdrink, but you will be ^dthirsty.Behold, My slaves will ^ebe glad, but you will be ^fput to shame.

14 “Behold, My slaves will ^ashout joyfully with a merry heart,But you will ^bcry out with a pained heart,And you will wail with a broken spirit.15 “You will leave your name for a ¹^acurse to My chosen ones,And Lord Yahweh will put you to death.But ²My slaves will be called by ^banother name,16 Because he who ¹is blessed in the earthWill ²be blessed by the ^aGod of truth,And he who swears in the earthWill ^bswear by the God of truth;Because the former distresses are forgotten,And because they are hidden from My sight!

New Heavens and a New Earth

17 “For behold, I am creating a ^anew heavens and a new earth;And the ^bformer things will not be remembered or come upon the heart.18 “But be ^ajoyful and rejoice forever in what I create;For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicingAnd her people for joy.19 “I will also ^arejoice in Jerusalem and be joyful in My people;And there will no longer be heard in herThe voice of ^bweeping and the voice of crying.20 “No longer will there be ¹in it an infant who lives but a few days,Or an old man who does ^anot fulfill his days;For the youth will die at the age of one hundred,And the ²^bone who does not reach the age of one hundredWill be thought accursed.21 “They will ^abuild houses and inhabit them;They will also ^bplant vineyards and eat their fruit.22 “They will not build and ^aanother inhabit;They will not plant and another eat;For ^bas the ¹lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,And My chosen ones will ^cwear out the work of their hands.23 “They will ^anot labor in vain,Or bear children for terror;For they are the ^bseed of those blessed by Yahweh,And their offspring with them.

24 And it will be that before they call, I will ^aanswer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. 25 The ^awolf and the lamb will graze together, and the ^blion will eat straw like the ox; and ^cdust will be the serpent’s food. They will ^ddo no evil nor act corruptly in all My ^eholy mountain,” says Yahweh.

A Rebellious People

“I permitted Myself to be sought by ^athose 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 ^bdid not call on My name.2 “^aI have spread out My hands all day long to a ^brebellious people,Who walk in the way which is not good, ¹following their own ^cthoughts,3 A people who continually ^aprovoke Me to My face,Offering sacrifices in ^bgardens and ^cburning incense on bricks;4 Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;Who ^aeat swine’s flesh,And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.5 “Who say, ‘^aKeep to yourself, do not come near me,For I am holier than you!’These are smoke in My ¹nostrils,A fire that burns all the day.6 “Behold, it is written before Me,I will ^anot keep silent, but ^bI will repay;I will even repay into their bosom,7 Both ¹their own ^ainiquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says the LORD.“Because they have ^bburned incense on the mountainsAnd ^cscorned Me on the hills,Therefore I will ^dmeasure their former work into their bosom.”

8 Thus says the LORD,“As the new wine is found in the cluster,And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is ¹benefit in it,’So I will act on behalf of My servantsIn order ^anot to destroy ²all of them.

9 “I will bring forth ^aoffspring from Jacob,And an ^bheir of My mountains from Judah;Even ^cMy chosen ones shall inherit it,And ^dMy servants will dwell there.10 “^aSharon will be a pasture land for flocks,And the ^bvalley of Achor a resting place for herds,For My people who ^cseek Me.11 “But you who ^aforsake the LORD,Who forget My ^bholy mountain,Who set a table for ¹Fortune,And who fill cups with mixed wine for ²Destiny,12 I will destine you for the ^asword,And all of you will bow down to the ^bslaughter.Because I called, but you ^cdid not answer;I spoke, but you did not hear.And you did evil in My sightAnd chose that in which I did not delight.”

13 Therefore, thus says the Lord ¹GOD,“Behold, My servants will ^aeat, but you will be ^bhungry.Behold, My servants will ^cdrink, but you will be ^dthirsty.Behold, My servants will ^erejoice, but you will be ^fput to shame.14 “Behold, My servants will ^ashout joyfully with a glad heart,But you will ^bcry out with a ¹heavy heart,And you will wail with a broken spirit.15 “You will leave your name for a ^acurse to My chosen ones,And the Lord ¹GOD will slay you.But ²My servants will be called by ^banother name.16 “Because he who ¹is blessed in the earthWill ²be blessed by the ^aGod of truth;And he who swears in the earthWill ^bswear 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 ^anew heavens and a new earth;And the ^bformer things will not be remembered or come to ¹mind.18 “But be ^aglad and rejoice forever in what I create;For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicingAnd her people for gladness.19 “I will also ^arejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;And there will no longer be heard in herThe voice of ^bweeping and the sound of crying.20 “No longer will there be ¹in it an infant who lives but a few days,Or an old man who does ^anot ²live out his days;For the youth will die at the age of one hundredAnd the ³^bone who does not reach the age of one hundredWill be thought accursed.21 “They will ^abuild houses and inhabit them;They will also ^bplant vineyards and eat their fruit.22 “They will not build and ^aanother inhabit,They will not plant and another eat;For ^bas the ¹lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,And My chosen ones will ^cwear out the work of their hands.23 “They will ^anot labor in vain,Or bear children for calamity;For they are the ¹^boffspring of those blessed by the LORD,And their descendants with them.

24 It will also come to pass that before they call, I will ^aanswer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. 25 The ^awolf and the lamb will graze together, and the ^blion will eat straw like the ox; and ^cdust will be the serpent’s food. They will ^ddo no evil or harm in all My ^eholy mountain,” says the LORD.