Isaiah 65:1–12

aI am sought of them that asked not for me;

I am found of them that sought me not:

I said, Behold me, behold me,

Unto a nation that bwas not called by my name.

2 cI have spread out my hands all the day unto a drebellious people,

Which walketh in ea way that was not good, after ftheir own thoughts;

3 A people gthat provoketh me to anger continually hto my face;

That sacrificeth iin gardens, and burneth incense †upon kaltars of brick;

4 lWhich remain among the graves,

And lodge in the monuments,

mWhich eat swine’s flesh,

And ||nbroth of oabominable things is in their vessels;

5 pWhich say, Stand by thyself,

Come not near to me; for I am holier than thou.

These are a smoke in my ||nose,

qA fire that burneth all the day.

6 Behold, rit is written before me:

sI will not keep silence, but twill recompense,

Even recompense uinto their bosom,

7 vYour iniquities, and xthe iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord,

yWhich have burned incense upon the mountains,

zAnd blasphemed me upon the hills:

Therefore will I measure their former awork uinto their bosom.

8 Thus saith the Lord,

bAs the cnew wine is found in the cluster,

And one saith, Destroy it not; for da blessing is in it:

So will I do efor umy servants’ sakes,

bThat I may not destroy them all.

9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob,

And fout of Judah gan inheritor of my mountains:

And mine helect shall ginherit it,

And my servants shall dwell there.

10 And iSharon shall be a fold of kflocks,

And lthe valley of Achor a place for kthe herds to lie down in,

For my people that have sought me.

11 But ye are they that mforsake the Lord,

That forget nmy holy mountain,

That prepare oa table for that ||ptroop,

And that furnish qthe drink offering unto that ||number.

12 Therefore rwill I number you to the sword,

And ye shall all bow down to the slaughter:

s tBecause when I called, ye did not answer;

s tWhen I spake, ye did not hear;

sBut did evil before mine eyes,

sAnd did choose that wherein I delighted not.