I am sought of themthatasked not for me; I am found of themthatsought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nationthat was not called by my name.
Youriniquities, and the iniquities of yourfatherstogether, saith the LORD, whichhaveburnedincenseupon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: thereforewill I measuretheirformerworkintotheirbosom.
Thussaith 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 destroythem all.
Thereforewill I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: becausewhen I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evilbeforemineeyes, and did choosethatwherein I delighted not.
Thereforethussaith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servantsshall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servantsshalldrink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servantsshallrejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
That he who blessethhimself in the earthshallblesshimself in the God of truth; and he thatsweareth in the earthshallswear by the God of truth; because the formertroubles are forgotten, and becausethey are hid frommineeyes.
Thereshall be no morethence an infant of days, nor an old man thathath not filled his days: for the childshall die an hundredyears old; but the sinnerbeing an hundredyears old shall be accursed.
Theyshall not build, and anotherinhabit; theyshall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mineelectshalllongenjoy the work of theirhands.
The wolf and the lambshallfeedtogether, and the lionshall eat strawlike the bullock: and dustshall be the serpent’smeat. Theyshall not hurt nor destroy in all my holymountain, saith the LORD.