Isaiah 65
Punishment of the
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I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: Rom.
10.20 I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
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I have spread out my hands all the day
unto a rebellious people, Rom. 10.21 which walketh in a way that was not good, after their
own thoughts;
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a people that provoketh me to anger
continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth
incense upon altars of brick;
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which remain among the graves, and lodge
in the monuments; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
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which 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.
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Behold, it is written before me: I
will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into
their bosom,
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your iniquities, and the iniquities of
your fathers together, saith the LORD, which
have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the
hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their
bosom.
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Thus saith the LORD, 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.
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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.
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And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and
the valley of Achor Josh. 7.24-26 a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have
sought me.
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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.
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Therefore will I number 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 did evil
before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted
not.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, 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
ashamed:
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behold, my servants shall sing for joy of
heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for
vexation of spirit.
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And ye shall leave your name for a curse
unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay
thee, and call his servants by another name:
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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.
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New Heavens and a New
Earth |
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For, behold, I create new heavens and a
new earth: Is. 66.22 · 2 Pet. 3.13 · Rev. 21.1 and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into
mind.
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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.
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And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy
in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in
her, nor the voice of crying. Rev. 21.4
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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; but the sinner being a hundred
years old shall be accursed.
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And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of
them.
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They shall not build, and another
inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a
tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long
enjoy the work of their hands.
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They shall not labor in vain, nor bring
forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of
the LORD, and their offspring with
them.
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And it shall come to pass, that before
they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will
hear.
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The wolf and the lamb shall feed
together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all my holy mountain, Is. 11.6-9 saith the LORD.
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