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 ^qa blessing is in it,’

So will I do for My servants’ sake,

That I may not destroy them ^rall.

⁹I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,

And from Judah an heir of My mountains;

My ^select shall inherit it,

And My servants shall dwell there.

^10tSharon shall be a fold of flocks,

And ^uthe Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,

For My people who have ^vsought Me.

¹¹“But you are those who forsake the Lord,

Who forget ^wMy holy mountain,

Who prepare ^xa table for ³Gad,

And who furnish a drink offering for ⁴Meni.

¹²Therefore I will number you for the sword,

And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;

^yBecause, when I called, you did not answer;

When I spoke, you did not hear,

But did evil before My eyes,

And chose that in which I do not delight.”

¹³Therefore thus says the Lord God:

“Behold, My servants shall eat,

But you shall be hungry;

Behold, My servants shall drink,

But you shall be thirsty;

Behold, My servants shall rejoice,

But you shall be ashamed;

¹⁴Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,

But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,

And ^zwail for ⁵grief of spirit.

¹⁵You shall leave your name ^aas a curse to ^bMy chosen;

For the Lord God will slay you,

And ^ccall His servants by another name;

^16dSo that he who blesses himself in the earth

Shall bless himself in the God of truth;

And ^ehe who swears in the earth

Shall swear by the God of truth;

Because the former troubles are forgotten,

And because they are hidden from My eyes.