^{1 Ref} I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.

^{2 Ref} All day my hands have been stretched out to an uncontrolled people, who go in an evil way, after the purposes of their hearts;

^{3 Ref} A people who make me angry every day, making offerings in gardens, and burning perfumes on bricks.

^{4 Ref} Who are seated in the resting-places of the dead, and by night are in the secret places; who take pig's flesh for food, and have the liquid of disgusting things in their vessels.

^{5 Ref} Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.

^{6 Ref} See, it is recorded before me, says the Lord: I will not keep back my hand, till I have sent punishment,

^{7 Ref} For their sins and the sins of their fathers, who were burning perfumes on the mountains, and saying evil things against me on the hills: so I will take the measure of their sins, and will send the punishment for them into their breast.

^{8 Ref} This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.

^{9 Ref} And I will take a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah one who will have my mountains for a heritage: and the people I have taken to be mine will have it for themselves, and my servants will have their resting-place there.

^{10 Ref} And Sharon will be a grass-land for the flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting-place for the herds: for my people whose hearts have been turned back to me.

^{11 Ref} But as for you who have given up the Lord, who have no care for my holy mountain, who get ready a table for Chance, and make offerings of mixed wine to Fate;

^{12 Ref} Your fate will be the sword, and you will all go down to death: because when my voice came to you, you made no answer; you did not give ear to my word; but you did what was evil in my eyes, desiring what was not pleasing to me.

^{13 Ref} For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:

^{14 Ref} My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.

^{15 Ref} And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name:

^{16 Ref} So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.

^{17 Ref} For see, I am making a new heaven and a new earth: and the past things will be gone completely out of mind.

^{18 Ref} But men will be glad and have joy for ever in what I am making; for I am making Jerusalem a delight, and her people a joy.

^{19 Ref} And I will be glad over Jerusalem, and have joy in my people: and the voice of weeping will no longer be sounding in her, or the voice of grief.

^{20 Ref} No longer will there be there a child whose days are cut short, or an old man whose days have not come to their full measure: for the young man at his death will be a hundred years old, and he whose life is shorter than a hundred years will seem as one cursed.

^{21 Ref} And they will be building houses and living in them; planting vine-gardens and getting the fruit of them.

^{22 Ref} They will no longer be building for the use of others, or planting for others to have the fruit: for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my loved ones will have joy in full measure in the work of their hands.

^{23 Ref} Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.

^{24 Ref} And before they make their request I will give an answer, and while they are still making prayer to me, I will give ear.

^{25 Ref} The wolf and the lamb will take their food together, and the lion will make a meal of grass like the ox: but dust will be the snake's food. There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.

^{1 Ref} I am inquired of by them that asked not `for me'; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

^{2 Ref} I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;

^{3 Ref} a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;

^{4 Ref} that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

^{5 Ref} that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

^{6 Ref} Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,

^{7 Ref} your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.

^{8 Ref} Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.

^{9 Ref} And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

^{10 Ref} And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

^{11 Ref} But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny;

^{12 Ref} I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.

^{13 Ref} Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame;

^{14 Ref} behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.

^{15 Ref} And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:

^{16 Ref} so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

^{17 Ref} For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

^{18 Ref} But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

^{19 Ref} And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying.

^{20 Ref} There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.

^{21 Ref} And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

^{22 Ref} They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

^{23 Ref} They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

^{24 Ref} And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

^{25 Ref} The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.

^{1 Ref} I am inquired of by those who didn't ask; I am found by those who didn't seek me: I said, See me, see me, to a nation that was not called by my name.

^{2 Ref} I have spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;

^{3 Ref} a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;

^{4 Ref} who sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

^{5 Ref} who say, Stand by yourself, don't come near to me, for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

^{6 Ref} Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yes, I will recompense into their bosom,

^{7 Ref} your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, says Yahweh, who have burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed me on the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.

^{8 Ref} Thus says Yahweh, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, Don't destroy it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.

^{9 Ref} I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

^{10 Ref} Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people who have sought me.

^{11 Ref} But you who forsake Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;

^{12 Ref} I will destine you to the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not hear; but you did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I didn't delight.

^{13 Ref} Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, 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 disappointed;

^{14 Ref} behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.

^{15 Ref} You shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen; and the Lord Yahweh will kill you; and he will call his servants by another name:

^{16 Ref} so that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from my eyes.

^{17 Ref} For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

^{18 Ref} But be you glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

^{19 Ref} I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying.

^{20 Ref} There shall be no more there an infant of days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child shall die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.

^{21 Ref} They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

^{22 Ref} They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

^{23 Ref} They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Yahweh, and their offspring with them.

^{24 Ref} It shall happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

^{25 Ref} The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, says Yahweh.