Isaiah 65:8–16

⁸Thus 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.

⁹And 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.

¹⁰And 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.

¹¹But 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.

¹²Therefore ^rwill I number you to the sword,

And ye shall all bow down to the slaughter:

^stBecause when I called, ye did not answer;

^stWhen I spake, ye did not hear;

^sBut did evil before mine eyes,

^sAnd did choose that wherein I delighted not.

¹³Therefore thus saith the Lord God,

Behold, ^uvmy servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry:

Behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty:

Behold, ^uwmy servants ^xshall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

¹⁴Behold, my servants ^xshall sing ^yfor joy of heart,

But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,

And ^zshall howl for vexation of spirit.

¹⁵And ye shall leave your name ^afor a curse unto ^bmy chosen:

For the Lord God shall slay thee,

And ^ccall his servants by ^danother name:

¹⁶That he who blesseth himself in the earth ^eshall bless himself in ^fthe God of ^ftruth;

And he that sweareth in the earth ^gshall swear ^hby ^fthe God of truth;

Because ⁱthe former troubles are forgotten,

And because they are hid from mine eyes.