¶ I am sought¹ of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold² me, behold me, unto³ a nation that was not called by my name.

I have spread⁴ out my hands all the day unto a rebellious⁵ people, which⁶ walketh in a way that was not good, after⁷ their own thoughts;

A people⁸ that provoketh me to anger continually to my face⁹; that sacrificeth¹⁰ in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars¹¹ of brick;

Which remain¹² among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat¹³ swine's flesh, and broth¹⁴ of abominable things is in their vessels;

Which say, Stand¹⁵ by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These¹⁶ are a smoke in my nose¹⁷, a fire that burneth all the day.

Behold, it is¹⁸ written before me: I will¹⁹ not keep silence, but²⁰ will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

Your iniquities²¹, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned²² incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed²³ me upon the hills: therefore²⁴ will I measure their former work into their bosom.

¶²⁵Thus 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.

And I will²⁶ bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect²⁷ shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

¶ And Sharon²⁸ shall be a fold of flocks, and the²⁹ valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

¶ But ye are they that³⁰ forsake the LORD, that forget my holy³¹ mountain, that prepare³² a table for that troop³³, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

Therefore will I³⁴ number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because³⁵ when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil³⁶ before mine eyes, and did³⁷ choose that wherein I delighted not.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat³⁸, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice³⁹, but ye shall be ashamed:

Behold, my servants⁴⁰ shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall⁴¹ cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation⁴² of spirit.

And ye shall⁴³ leave your name for a curse unto my chosen⁴⁴: for the Lord⁴⁵ GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants⁴⁶ by another name:

That he who⁴⁷ blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God⁴⁸ of truth; and he that⁴⁹ sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because⁵⁰ the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

¶ For, behold, I create⁵¹ new heavens and a new earth: and the former⁵² shall not be remembered, nor come into mind⁵³.

⁵⁴But 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 will⁵⁵ rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping⁵⁶ shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

¶ There shall⁵⁷ be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but⁵⁸ the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

⁵⁹And 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 as⁶⁰ the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy⁶¹ the work of their hands.

They shall⁶² not labour in vain, nor bring forth for⁶³ trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.

⁶⁴And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

The wolf⁶⁵ and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust⁶⁶ shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not⁶⁷ hurt nor destroy in all my⁶⁸ holy mountain, saith the LORD.