Isaiah 65:8–16

⁸Thus 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 servants

In 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,

¹²I 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 sight

And chose that in which I did not delight.”

¹³Therefore, 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 earth

Will be blessed by the ^aGod of truth;

And he who swears in the earth

Will ^bswear by the God of truth;

Because the former troubles are forgotten,

And because they are hidden from My sight!