Isaiah 65
King James Bible: Purple Letter EditionERP 
1I am sought of them who asked not for Me; I am found of them who sought Me not. I said, Behold Me, behold Me, unto a nation that was not called by My name. 2I have spread out My hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; 3A people that provoketh Me to anger continually to My face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; 4That remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; 5That 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. 6Behold, it is written before Me; I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 7Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed Me upon the hills; therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

8Thus 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' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. 9And 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. 10And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for My people that have sought Me. 11But ye are they who forsake the LORD, that forget My holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. 12Therefore 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 spoke, ye did not hear; but did evil before Mine eyes, and did choose that in which {wherein} I delighted not. 13Therefore, 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; 14Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail {howl} for vexation of spirit. 15And 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, 16That 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 hidden from Mine eyes. 17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 18But be ye glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19And 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. 20There shall be no more in it {thence} an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner, being an hundred years old, shall be accursed. 21And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 22They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat; for like {as} the days of a tree are the days of My people, and Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23They 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. 24And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock; and dust shall be the serpent's food {meat}. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, saith the LORD.

King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition
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