Isaiah 65:11–17

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:

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.

13  Therefore 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:

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

But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,

And zshall howl for †vexation of spirit.

15  And 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:

16  That 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.

17  For, behold, kI create enew heavens and a new earth:

And the former shall not be remembered, nor †come into mind.