Isa Isaiah, chapter Book of Isaiah, chapter 65
A Rebellious People
“I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To a nation which did not call on My name.Isa 66:19; Rom 9:24; Rom 10:20; Eph 2:12
“I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, 65:2 Lit afterfollowing their own thoughts,Pro 1:24; Isa 50:2
A people who continually provoke Me to My face,
Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks;Deu 32:5; Isa 1:29
Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;
Who eat pig’s flesh,
And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.Deu 14:8
“Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My 65:5 Lit nosenostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.Isa 66:5; Rom 14:3; Jer 4:4
“Behold, it is written before Me:
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will even repay 65:6 I.e., individually and fullyinto their laps,Jer 17:1
Both your own wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the Lord.
“Because they have burned incense on the mountains
And scorned Me on the hills,
Therefore I will measure their former work 65:7 I.e., individually and fullyinto their laps.”Ezk 18:6
This is what the Lord says:
“Just as the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is 65:8 Lit blessingbenefit in it,’
So I will act in behalf of My servants
In order not to destroy 65:8 Lit the wholeall of them.Mat 24:22
“I will bring forth 65:9 Lit seedoffspring from Jacob,
And an heir of My mountains from Judah;
My chosen ones shall inherit it,
And My servants will live there.
“Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks,
And the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
For My people who seek Me.Isa 35:2; Jos 7:26
“But as for you who abandon the Lord,
Who forget My holy mountain,
Who set a table for 65:11 Heb GadFortune,
And fill a jug of mixed wine for 65:11 Heb MeniDestiny,Jer 7:18
I will destine you for the sword,
And all of you will bow down to the slaughter.
Because I called, but you did not answer;
I spoke, but you did not listen.
Instead, you did evil in My sight
And chose that in which I did not delight.”Pro 1:24; Jer 7:13; Jer 35:14; Isa 66:4
¶Therefore, this is what the Lord 65:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod says:
“Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry.
Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty.
Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.Luk 6:25
“Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart,
But you will cry out from a painful heart,
And you will wail from a broken spirit.
“You will leave your name as a curse to My chosen ones,
And the Lord 65:15 Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGod will put you to death.
But 65:15 As in LXX; MT He will call His servantsMy servants will be called by another name.Num 5:21; Act 11:26; Gal 3:14
“Because the one who 65:16 Or bless(es) himselfis blessed on the earth
Will 65:16 Or bless(es) himselfbe blessed by the God of truth;
And the one who swears an oath on the earth
Will swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight!Deu 6:13
New Heavens and a New Earth
¶“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things will not be remembered or come to 65:17 Lit heartmind.2Pe 3:13; Rev 21:1; Isa 43:18; Isa 66:22
“But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
And her people for gladness.Jer 31:13
“I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.Isa 61:3; Isa 62:5; Rev 21:4
“No longer will there be 65:20 Lit from therein it an infant who lives only a few days,
Or an old person who does not 65:20 Lit fill outlive out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of a hundred,
And the 65:20 Lit one who misses the markone who does not reach the age of a hundred
Will be thought accursed.Zec 8:4
“They will build houses and inhabit them;
They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.Isa 62:8
“They will not build and another inhabit,
They will not plant and another eat;
For as the 65:22 Lit dayslifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.Psa 1:3; Psa 92:12
“They will not labor in vain,
Or give birth to children for disaster;
For they are the 65:23 Lit seeddescendants of those blessed by the Lord,
And their descendants with them.Isa 61:9; Heb 6:10
It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will listen. Psa 34:15; Isa 58:9The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm on all My holy mountain,” says the Lord.Isa 11:6