come ye for water, And he that hath no money; Come ye, buy, and eat; Yea, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? And your gain for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto Me, and eatj ye that which is good, And let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Incline your ear, and come unto Me; Hear, and your soul shall live; ISAIAH And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, Even the sure mercies of David. 4Bchpld, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, A prince and commander to the peoples. 'Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, And a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee; Because of the LORD thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, for He hath glorified thee.
•Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, Call ye upon Him while He is near; 7Let the wicked forsake his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts; And let him return unto the LORD, and He will have compassion upon him, And to our God, -for He will abun- dantly pardon. 8For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways My ways, saith the LOED. *For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. 10For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, Except it water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, And give seed to the sower and bread to the eater; "So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: It shall not return unto Me void, Except it accomplish that which I please, And make the thing whereto I sent it prosper.
12For ye shall go out with joy, And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into sing- ing, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. "Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; And it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
£ C* Thus saith the LORD: Keep ye justice, and do right- eousness; For My salvation is near to come, And My favour to be revealed. 2Happy is the man that doeth this, And the son of man that holdeth fast by it: That keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, And keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
'Neither let the alien, That hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying: 'The LORD will surely separate me f rom His people'; Neither let the eunuch say: 'Behold, I am a dry tree.' 4For thus saith the LORD Concerning the eunuchs that keep My sabbaths, And choose the things that please Me, And hold fast by My covenant: 5Even unto them will I give in My house ISAIAH And within My walls a monument and a memorial Better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting memorial, That shall not be cut off. 6Also the aliens, that join themselves to the LORD, to minister unto Him, And to love the name of the LORD, To be His servants, Every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, And holdeth fast by My covenant • 7Even them will I bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house j of prayer; Their burnt-offerings and their sac- rifices Shall be acceptable upon Mine altar; For My house shall be called A house of prayer for all peoples. 8Saith the Lord GOD who gathereth the dispersed of Israel: Yet will I gather others to him, beside those of him that are gathered.
9AU ye beasts of the field, come to devour, Yea, all ye beasts in the forest. 10His watchmen are all blind, t Without knowledge; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Raving, lying down, loving to slum- ber.
uYea, the dogs are greedy, , They know not when they have enough; And these are shepherds That cannot understand; They all turn to their own way, Each one to his gain, one and all. ye, I will fetch wine, And we will fill ourselves with strong drink; And to-morrow shall be as this day, And much more abundant.'
Z rr The righteous perisheth, '-' * And no man layeth it to heart, And godly men are taken away, None considering That the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
2He entereth into peace, They rest in their beds.
Each one that walketh in his up- rightness.
3But draw near hither, Ye sons of the sorceress, The seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
4Against whom do ye sport your- selves?
Against whom make ye a wide mouth, And draw out the tongue?
Are ye not children of transgres- sion, A seed of falsehood, 3Ye that inflame yourselves among the terebinths, Under every leafy tree; That slay the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks?
6Among the smootl^ stones of the valley is thy portion; They, they are thy lot; Even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, Thou hast offered a meal-offering.
Should I pacify Myself for these things? 7Upon a high and lofty mountain Hast thou set thy bed; Thither also wentest thou up To offer sacrifice. 8And behind the doors and the posts Hast thou set up thy symbol; IRAIAH For Thou hast uncovered, and art gone up from Me; Thou hast enlarged thy bed, And chosen thee, of them WhcHC bed thou lovedst, \Vho>e hand thou rawest, •And thou weritcht to the king with ointment, And didbt increase thy perfume^ And didst send thine ambassadors far off, Even down to the nether-world, uThou wast weaned with the length of thy way; Yet biiidait thou not: 'There is no hope*; Thou didst, find a renewal of thy strength, Therefore thou wabt not affected. "And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, - I That thou wouldcst fail'*; And as for Me, thou hast not re-, membered Me, ' Nor laid it to thy heart. j Have not I held My peace even of lone time? j Therefore thou fearest Me not. I 1Jf will declare thy righteousness, Thy works also — they shall not profit thee. "When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; But the wind shall carry them all away, A breath shall bear them off; But he that taketh refuge in Me shall possess the land, And shall inherit My holy mountain.
14And He will say: Cast ye up, east ye up, clear the way, Take up the stumblingblock out of the way of My people. 15For thus saith the High and Lofty One That inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, With him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
™For I will not contend for ever, Neither will I be always wroth; For the spirit that enwrappeth itself is from Me, And the souls which I have made. 17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him, I hid Me and was wroth; And he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. 1KI have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will lead him also, and requite with comforts him and his mourners. 10Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, Saith the LORD that createth the fruit of the lips; And I will heal him 20But the wicked are like the troubled sea; For it cannot rest, And its waters cast up mire and dirt 2lThere is no peace, Saith my God concerning the wicked E\ Q Cry aloud, spare not, Lift up thy voice like a horn, And declare unto My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins.
2Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways; As a nation that did righteousness, And forsook not the ordinance of their God, ISAIAH They ask of Ale righteous ordi- nances, They delight to draw near unto God.
3< Wherefore have we fasted, and Thou seest not?
Wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowl- edge?'— Behold, in the day of your fast ye pursue your business, And exact all your labours. 4Behold, ye fast for strife and con- tention, And to smite with the fist of wicked- ness; Ye fast not this day So as to make your voice to be heard on high. 5Is such the fast that I have chosen?
The day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head as a bul- rush, And to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?
Wilt thou call this a fast,!
And an acceptable day to the \ LORD? i 6Is not this the fast that I have i chosen? i To loose the fetters of wickedness,!
To undo the bands of the yoke, j And to let the oppressed go free, i And that ye break every yoke? j 7Is it not to deal thy bread to the | hungry, I And that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house?
When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him, And that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, And thy healing shall spring forth speedily; And thy righteousness shall go before thee, The glory of the LOUD shall be thy rearward.
'Then shalt thou call, and the LORD will answer; Thou shalt cry, and He will say: 'Here I am/ If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, The putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedness; 10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, And satisfy the afflicted soul; Then shall thy light rise in dark- ness, And thy gloom be as the noon- day; "And the LORD will guide thee con- tinually, And satisfy thy soul in drought, And make* strong thy bones; And thou shalt be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
12And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places, Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; And thou shalt be callett The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. "If thou turn away thy foot because of the sabbath, From pursuing thy business on My holy day; And call the sabbath a delight, And the holy of the LORD honour- able; And shalt honour it, not doing thy wonted ways, Nor pursuing thy business, nor speaking thereof; "Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD, ISAIAH And I will make theo to ride upon the high places of the earth, And I will feed thee with the her- itage of Jacob thy father; For the mouth of* the LORD hath spoken it.
£:Q Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot wive, Neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear; ' 3But your iniquities have separated Between you and your God, And your sins have hid His face from you, That He will not hear., 'For your hands are defiled with And your fingers with iniquity;, Your* lips have spoken lies, Your tongue muttereth wickedness.; 4None sueth in righteousness,!
And none pleadcth in truth, \ They trust in vanity, and speak i lies, They conceive mischief, and bring | forth iniquity. i *They hatch basilisks' eggs, And weave the spider's web; He that eateth of their eggs dieth, And that which is crushed breaketh oilt into a viper.
6Their webs shall not become gar-' ments, I Neither shall men cover themselves | with their works; Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands. ' ;Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, Desolation and destruction are in their paths. The way of peace they know not, Arid there is no right in their goings; They have made them crooked paths, Whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace.
°Therefore is justice far from us, Neither doth righteousness over- take us; We look for light, but behold darkness, For brightness, but we walk in gloom. 10 We grope for the wall like the blind, Yea, as they that have no eye« do we grope; We stumble at noonday as in the twilight; We are in dark places like the dead. "We all growl like bears, And mourn sore like doves; We look for right, but theio is none; For salvation, but it is far off from us.
12For our transgressions are multiplied before Thee, And our sins testify against us; For our transgressions are present to us, And as for our iniquities, we know them: 13Transgressing and denying the LOED, And turning away from following our God, Speaking oppression and perverse- ness, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 14And justice is turned away back- ward, And righteousness standeth afar off; ISAIAH For truth hath stumbled in the broad place, And uprightness cannot enter. 15And truth is lacking, And he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey.
And the LORD saw it, and it dis- pleased Him That there was no justice; 16And He saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation unto Him; And His righteousness, it sustained Him; 17And He put on righteousness as a coat of mail, And a helmet of salvation upon His head, And He put on garments of ven- geance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak. "According to their deeds, accord- » ingly He will repay, Fury to His adversaries, recompense to His enemies; To the islands He will repay rec- ompense.
19So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; For distress will come in like a flood, Which the breath of the LORD driveth.
20And a redeemer will come to Zion, And unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, Saith the LORD.
21 And as for Me, this is My cove- nant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and My words which I have put in thy mouth, J shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth j and for ever.
i Arise, shine, for thy light is come, And the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 2For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, And gross darkness the peoples; But upon thee the LORD will arise, And His glory shall be seen upon thee.
3And nations shall walk at thy light, And kings at the brightness of thy rising.
4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: They all are gathered together, and come to thee; Thy sons come from far, And thy daughters are borne on the side.
^hen thou shalt see and be radiant, And thy heart shall throb and be enlarged; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, The wealth of the nations shall come unto thee. 6The caravan of camels shall cover thee, And of the young camels of Midian and Ephah, All coming from Sheba; They shall bring gold and frankin- cense, And shall proclaim the praises of the LORD. 7A11 the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, The rams of Nebaioth fthftll minister unto thee; ISAIAH They nhall come up with acceptance on Mine altar, And I will glorify My glorious S house. I 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, I And as the cloven to their cotes? ' Purely the isles shall wait for Me, f And the ships of Tarshiwh first, To bring thy sons from far, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the LOBD thy God, i And for the Holy One of Israel, because He hath glorified thee.
lftAnd aliens shall build up thy walls, And their kings shall minister unto thee; For in My wrath I smote thee, But in My favour have I had compassion on thee. "Thy gates also shall be open continually, Day and night, they shall not be shut; That men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, And their kings in procession. 12For tliat nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; Yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
and My glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, The cypress, the plane-tree, the larch together; To beautify the place of sanctuary, And I will make the place of My feet glorious. I4And the sons of them that afflicted thee Shall come bending unto thee, And all they that despised thee shall bow down At the soles of thy feet; And they shall call thee The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Is- rael.
"Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, So that no man passed through thoe, I will make thee an eternal excel- lency, A joy of many generations. l6Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, And shalt suck the breast of kings; And thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Savibur, And I, the Mighty One of Jacob, thy Redeemer.
17For brass I will bring gold, And for iron I will bring silver, And for wood brass, And for stones iron; I will also make thy officers peac*, And righteousness thy magistrates. 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, Desolation nor destruction within thy borders; But thou shalt call thy walls Salva- tion, And thy gates Praise.
19The sun shall be no more thy light by day, Neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; But the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, And thy God thy glory. 20Thy sun shall no more go down, Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; For the LORD shall be thine ever- lasting light, ISAIAH And the days of thy mourning shall j be ended.!
i 21Thy people also shall be all right- | eous,, They shall inherit the land for ever;, The branch of My planting, the, work of My hands, Wherein I glory.!
sand, And the least a mighty nation; I the LORD will hasten it in its time.
0. 1 The spirit of the Lord GOD is Because the LORD hath anointed: me i To bring good tidings unto the \ humble; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives. And the opening of the eyes to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the year of the LORD'S . good pleasure, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To give unto them a garland for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they might be called terebinths of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, wherein He might glory.
4And they shall build the old wastes, They shall raise up the former des- olations, And they shall renew the waste cities, The desolations of many genera- tions.
5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers* 6But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD, Men shall call you the ministers of our God; Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations* And in their splendour shall ye revel.
7For your shame which was double, And for that they rejoiced: * Con- fusion is their portion1; Therefore in their land they shall possess double, Everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8For I the LORD love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; And I will give them their recom- pense in truth, And I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9And their seed shall be known among the nations, And their offspring among the peoples; All that see them shall acknowledge them, That they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of victory, As a bridegroom putteth on a priestly diadem, And as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. "For as the earth bringeth forth her growth, ISAIAH And as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; So the Lord GOD will cause victory and $ory To spring "f orth before all the na- tions. • For Zion's sake will I not hold My peace, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her triumph go forth as brightness, And her salvation as a torch that bunieth. *And the nations shall see thy triumph, And all kings thy glory; And thou shalt be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the LORD shall mark out. *Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, And a royal diadem in the open hand of thy God. fThou shalt no more be termed Forsaken, Neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate; But thou shalt be called, My de- light is in her, And thy land, Espoused; For the LORD delighteth in thee, And thy land shall be espoused. 6For as a young man espouseth a virgin, So shall thy sons espouse thee; And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, So shall thy God rejoice over thee.
6I have set watchmen Upon thy walls, 0 Jerusalem, They shall never hold their peace Day nor night: 'Ye that are the LORD'S remembrancers, Take ye no rest, 'And give Him no rest, Till He establish, And till He make Jerusalem A praise in the earth.' The LORD hath sworn by His right hand, And by the arm of His strength* Surely I will no more give thy corn To be food for thine enemies; And strangers shall not drink thy wine, For which thou hast laboured; 9But they that have garnered it shall eat it, And praise the LORD, And they that have gathered it shall drink it In the courts of My sanctuary l°Go through, go through the gates, Clear ye the way of the people; Cast up, cast up the highway, Gather out the stones; Lift up an ensign over the peoples.
"Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed Unto the end of the earth:, Say ye to the daughter of Zion: 'Behold, thy salvation cometh; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His recompense before Him/ 12And they shall caU them The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD; And thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.
'Who is this that cometh from Edom, With crimsoned garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, ISAIAH Stately in the greatness of his strength?7 — ' I that speak in victory, mighty to save.' — 2' Wherefore is Thine apparel red, And Thy garments like his that treadeth in the winevat?' — 3<I have trodden the winepress alone, And of the peoples there was no man with Me; Yea, I trod them hi Mine anger, And trampled them in My fury; And their lif eblood is dashed against My garments, And I have stained all My raiment. 4For the day of vengeance that was in My heart, And My year of redemption are come. 5And I looked, and there was none to help, And I beheld in astonishment, and there was none to uphold; Therefore Mine own arm brought salvation unto Me, And My fury, it upheld Me. 6And I trod down the peoples in Mine anger, And made them drunk with My And I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.'
7I will make mention of the mercies of the LORD, And the praises of the LORD, According to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us; And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He hath bestowed on them according to His compassions, And according to the multitude of His mercies. 8For He said: 'Surely, they are My people, Children that will not deal falsely'; So He was their Saviour. 9In all their affliction He was af- flicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love. and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them, and carried them all the days of old. l°But they rebelled, and grieved His holy spirit; Therefore He was turned to be their enemy, Himself fought against them. "Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses: 'Where is He that brought them up out of the sea With the shepherds of His flock? Where is He that put His holy spirit In the midst of them? 12That caused His glorious arm to go At the right hand of Moses? That divided the water before them, To make Himself an everlasting name?
llThat led them through the deep, As a horse in the wilderness, without stumbling? 14As the cattle that go down into the valley. The spirit of the LORD caused them to rest; So didst Thou lead Thy people, To make Thyself a glorious name.'
15Look down from heaven, and see, Even from Thy holy and glorious habitation; Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts, The yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions, Now restrained toward me?
ISAIAH "For Thou art our Father; For Abraham knoweth us not, Anil Israel doth not acknowledge us; Thou, O LORD, art our Father, | Our Redeemer from everlasting is Thy name. \ 170 LORD, why dost -Thou make us i to err from Thy ways, And hardenent our heart from Thy Return for Thy servants' sake, The tribes of Thine inheritance*. ' l*Thy holy people they have well nigh driven out, Our advmuriets have trodden down Thy sanctuary. l9We are become a*s they over whom Thou never borest rule, AH they that were not called by Thy name. j Oh that Thou wouldest rend the ' heavens, that Thou wouldet>t come down.
That the mountains might quake ' at Thy presence, j /* i As when h're kiiidleth the brush- ' And the fire causeth the waters to boil; To make Thy name known to Thine adversaries. That the nations might tremble at Thy presence, 2When Thou didst tremendous things Which we looked not for — Oh that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at Thy presence! — 3And whereof from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, Neither hath the eye seen a God be- side Thee, WTio worketh fpr him that waiteth for Him.
4Thou didst take away him that joyfully worked righteousness, Those that remembered Thee in Thy ways — Behold, Thou wast wroth, and we sinned — Upon them have we stayed of old, that we might be saved. :'And we are all become as one that is unclean, And all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment; And we all do fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. "And there is none that calleth upon Thy name, That stirrcth up himself to take hold of Thee; For Thou hast hid Thy face from us, And hast consumed us by means of our iniquities.
7But now, 0 LORD, Thou art our Father; We are the clay, and Thou our potter, And we all are the work of Thy hand.
8Bejnot wroth very sore, O LORD, Neither remember iniquity for ever; Behold, look, we beseech Thee, we are all Thy people. 9Thy holy cities are become a wilder- ness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 100ur holy and our beautiful house. Where our fathers praised Thee, Is burned with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste. "Wilt Thou refrain Thyself for these things, 0 LORD? Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and afflict us very, sore?
ISAIAH I gave access to them that asked, not for Me,!
I was at hand to them that 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 walk in a way that is not good, After their own thoughts; 3A people that provoke Me To My face continually, That sacrifice in gardens, And burn incense upon bricks; 4That sit among the graves, And lodge in the vaults; That eat swine's flesh, And broth of abominable things is in their vessels; *Thatsay: ' 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, except I have requited, Yea, I will requite into their bosom, 7Your own iniquities, and the in- iquities of your fathers together, Saith the LOBD, That have offered upon the moun- tains, And blasphemed Me upon the hills; Therefore will I first measure their wage into their bosom.
8Thus saith the LORD: As, when wine is found in the cluster, One saith: 'Destroy it not, For a blessing is in it'; So will I do for My servants' sakes, That I may not destroy all.
*And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, And out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains; And Mine elect t-nall inherit it, And My servants.shall dwell there. 10And 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. uBut ye that forsake the LORD, That forget My. holy mountain, That prepare a table for Fortune, And that offer mingled wine in full measure unto Destiny, 12I 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 spoke, ye did not hear; But ye did that which was evil in Mine eyes, And chose that 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 for vexation of spirit. 15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto Mine elect: 'So may the Lord GOD slay thee'; But He shall call His servants by another name; 16So that he who blesseth himself in the earth Shall bless himself by the God of truth; And he that sweareth in the earth ISAIAH Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former trouble** are for- gotten, And because they are hid from Mine eyes.
17For, behold, I create new heavens And a new earth; And the former things shall not bo remembered, Nor eome into mind. "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. "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. -J<3There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man, That hath not filled his days; For the }'oungest shall die a hundred years old, And the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed. MAnd they shall build houses, and inhabit them; And they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. ^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 Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands, ^hey shall not labour in vain, Nor bring forth for terror; For they are the seed blessed of the LORD, And then- offspring with them. 2lAnd it shall come to pass that, be- fore they call, I will answer And while they are yet speaking, I will hear. S5The 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 the LORD.
£f* Thus saith the LORD: The heaven is My throne, And the earth is My footstool; Where is the house that ye may build unto Me? And where is the place that may be My resting-place? 2For all these things hath My hand made, And so all these things came to be, Saith the LORD; But on this man will I look, Even on him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, And trembleth at My word. 3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he broke a dog's neck; He that offereth a meal-offering, as if he offered swine's blood; He that maketh a memorial-offering of frankincense, as if he blessed an idol; According as they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delighteth in then: abominations; 4Eyen so I will choose their mock- ings, And will bring their fears upon them; Because when I called, none did answer; When I spoke, they did not hear, ISAIAH But they did that which was evil in Mine eyes, And choae that in which I delighted not.