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Isaiah 65:9–11

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65:9I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,

and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains.

My chosen ones will take possession of the land;20

my servants will live there.

65:10Sharon21 will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor22 a place where cattle graze;23

they will belong to my people, who seek me.24

65:11But as for you who abandon the Lord

and forget about worshiping at25 my holy mountain,

who prepare a feast for the god called ‘Fortune,’26

and fill up wine jugs for the god called ‘Destiny’27—

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Footnotes

  1. 20 Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to the land which contains the aforementioned mountains.
  2. 21 Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.
  3. 22 The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.
  4. 23 Heb “a resting place for cattle”; , “for herds.”
  5. 24 Heb “for my people who seek me.”
  6. 25 The Hebrew text has simply, “forget.” The words “about worshiping at” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  7. 26 The Hebrew has לַגַּד (laggad, “for Gad”), the name of a pagan deity. See II גַּד 2.
  8. 27 The Hebrew has לַמְנִי (lamni, “for Meni”), the name of a pagan deity. See מְגִי.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I will bring forth offspring from Jacob,

and from Judah possessors of my mountains;

my chosen shall possess it,

and my servants shall dwell there.

Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks,

and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,

for my people who have sought me.

But you who forsake the Lord,

who forget my holy mountain,

who set a table for Fortune

and fill cups of mixed wine for Destiny,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,

and from Judah those who will possess my mountains;

my chosen people will inherit them,

and there will my servants live.

Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,

and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,

for my people who seek me.

“But as for you who forsake the Lord

and forget my holy mountain,

who spread a table for Fortune

and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will produce descendants from Jacob,

and heirs to my mountains from Judah;

my chosen ones will possess it,

and my servants will dwell there.

Sharon will be a pasture for flocks,

and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,

for my people who have sought me.

But you who abandon the Lord,

who forget my holy mountain,

who prepare a table for Fortune

and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

NLTNew Living Translation

I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel

and of Judah to possess my land.

Those I choose will inherit it,

and my servants will live there.

The plain of Sharon will again be filled with flocks

for my people who have searched for me,

and the valley of Achor will be a place to pasture herds.

“But because the rest of you have forsaken the Lord

and have forgotten his Temple,

and because you have prepared feasts to honor the god of Fate

and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I will bring descendants out from Jacob,

and a people from Judah to take possession of my mountain,

and my chosen ones shall inherit it,

and my servants shall settle there.

And Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks,

and the valley of Achor a resting place for herds

for my people who have sought me.

But you who forsake Yahweh,

forgetting my holy mountain,

who set a table for Fortune,

and who pour out a jug of mixed wine for Destiny,

KJV 1900King James Version

And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob,

And out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains:

And mine elect shall inherit it,

And my servants shall dwell there.

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks,

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

For my people that have sought me.

But ye are they that forsake the Lord,

That forget my holy mountain,

That prepare a table for that troop,

And that furnish the drink offering unto that number.