Isa 65 | NASB2020 | STEP | “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 .

Isaiah 65

A Rebellious People

1 “I permitted Myself to be sought by ^athose 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 ^bdid not call on My name.
2 “ ^cI have spread out My hands all day long to a ^drebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, ^{▼▼Lit after}following their own ^fthoughts,
3 A people who continually ^gprovoke Me to My face,
Offering sacrifices in ^hgardens and ⁱburning incense on bricks;
4 Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;
Who ^jeat pig’s flesh,
And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.
5 “Who say, ‘ ^kKeep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My ^{▼▼Lit nose}nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
6 “Behold, it is written before Me:
I will ^mnot keep silent, but ⁿI will repay;
I will even repay ^{▼▼I.e., individually and fully}into their laps,
7 Both your own ^pwrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the Lord.
“Because they have ^qburned incense on the mountains
And ^rscorned Me on the hills,
Therefore I will ^smeasure their former work ^{▼▼I.e., individually and fully}into their laps.”
8 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 ^{▼▼Lit blessing}benefit in it,’
So I will act in behalf of My servants
In order ^vnot to destroy ^{▼▼Lit the whole}all of them.
9 “I will bring forth ^{▼▼Lit seed
,} ^yoffspring from Jacob,
And an ^zheir of My mountains from Judah;
^aaMy chosen ones shall inherit it,
And ^abMy servants will live there.
10 “ ^acSharon will be a pasture land for flocks,
And the ^adValley of Achor a resting place for herds,
For My people who ^aeseek Me.
11 “But as for you who ^afabandon the Lord,
Who forget My ^agholy mountain,
Who set a table for ^{▼▼Heb Gad}Fortune,
And fill a jug of mixed wine for ^{▼▼Heb Meni}Destiny,
12 I will destine you for the ^ajsword,
And all of you will bow down to the ^akslaughter.
Because I called, but you ^aldid 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.”

13 Therefore, this is what the Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God says:
“Behold, My servants will ^aneat, but you will be ^aohungry.
Behold, My servants will ^apdrink, but you will be ^aqthirsty.
Behold, My servants will ^arrejoice, but you will be ^asput to shame.
14 “Behold, My servants will ^atshout joyfully with a glad heart,
But you will ^aucry out from a painful heart,
And you will wail from a broken spirit.
15 “You will leave your name as a ^avcurse to My chosen ones,
And the Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God will put you to death.
But ^{▼▼As in LXX; MT He will call His servants}My servants will be called by ^ayanother name.
16 “Because the one who ^{▼▼Or bless(es) himself}is blessed on the earth
Will ^{▼▼Or bless(es) himself}be blessed by the ^bbGod of truth;
And the one who swears an oath on the earth
Will ^bcswear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight!

New Heavens and a New Earth

17 “For behold, I create ^bdnew heavens and a new earth;
And the ^beformer things will not be remembered or come to ^{▼▼Lit heart}mind.
18 “But be ^bgglad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
And her people for gladness.
19 “I will also ^bhrejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of ^biweeping and the sound of crying.
20 “No longer will there be ^{▼▼Lit from there}in it an infant who lives only a few days,
Or an old person who does ^bknot ^{▼▼Lit fill out}live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of a hundred,
And the ^{▼▼Lit one who misses the mark
,} ^bnone who does not reach the age of a hundred
Will be thought accursed.
21 “They will ^bobuild houses and inhabit them;
They will also ^bpplant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 “They will not build and ^bqanother inhabit,
They will not plant and another eat;
For ^bras the ^{▼▼Lit days}lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen ones will ^btfully enjoy the work of their hands.
23 “They will ^bunot labor in vain,
Or give birth to children for disaster;
For they are the ^{▼▼Lit seed
,} ^bwdescendants of those blessed by the Lord,
And their descendants with them.
24 It will also come to pass that before they call, I will ^bxanswer; while they are still speaking, I will listen. 25 The ^bywolf and the lamb will graze together, and the ^bzlion will eat straw like the ox; and ^cadust will be the serpent’s food. They will ^cbdo no evil or harm on all My ^ccholy mountain,” says the Lord.