1 GLT “I let myself be sought out by{ those who} did not ask; I let myself be found by{ those who} did not seek. I said,‘Here I{ am}! Here I{ am}!’ to a nation not calling on my name. BSB BSB: “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
2 GLT I have spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people, who walk a not- good way, after their thoughts, BSB BSB: All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
3 GLT a people who continually provoke me to my face, offering sacrifices in gardens, and burning incense on bricks, BSB BSB: to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,
4 GLT who sit among the graves and spend the night in lookouts; who eat the meat of the pig and the broth of unclean meat{ in} their dishes, BSB BSB: sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
5 GLT who say,‘Keep to yourself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These things{ are} smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day long. BSB BSB: They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
6 GLT Behold,{ it is} written before my face: I shall not keep quiet, but I shall repay, and I shall repay into their laps, BSB BSB: Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps,
7 GLT their sins and the sins of their fathers together,” says Yahweh.“Because they have burned incense on the mountains and on the hills mocked me. And I shall measure out their past deeds into their laps.” BSB BSB: both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”
8 GLT Thus says Yahweh,“As when juice is found in a cluster of grapes, and{ one} says,‘Do not ruin it, for{ there is} good in it,’ therefore I shall work for the sake of my servant; I shall not ruin all. BSB BSB: This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.
9 GLT And I shall bring seed from Jacob, and from Judah a possessor of my mountains, and my chosen ones will possess it, and my servants will live there. BSB BSB: And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
10 GLT And Sharon will become a pasture for the flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for my people who seek me. BSB BSB: Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
11 GLT But you who abandon Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare for Fortune a table, and fill for Destiny mixed wine, BSB BSB: But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,
12 GLT then I shall appoint you for the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter, because I called and you did not answer; I spoke, and you did not listen. But you did evil in my eyes and what was not pleasing to me you chose.” BSB BSB: I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
13 GLT Therefore, thus says the Lord Yahweh:“Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. BSB BSB: Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
14 GLT Behold, my servants will shout with joy from gladness of heart, but you will cry from pain of the heart, and from the crushing of the spirit you will wail. BSB BSB: My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
15 GLT And you will leave your name as a curse to my chosen ones; and the Lord Yahweh will put you to death, and he will call his servants{ by} another name. BSB BSB: You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
16 GLT Whoever blesses himself on the earth will bless himself by the God of truth, and who vows on the earth will vow by the God of truth, for the former troubles will be forgotten, for they will be hidden from my eyes. BSB BSB: Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
17 GLT For behold, I am about to create a new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, and they will not come up to heart. BSB BSB: For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
18 GLT But you will be glad and rejoice forever in what I am about to create. For behold, I am about to create Jerusalem{ as} rejoicing, and her people{ as} joy. BSB BSB: But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
19 GLT And I will rejoice over Jerusalem and be glad over my people; and it will no longer be heard in her the sound of weeping and the sound of screaming. BSB BSB: I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
20 GLT No more will an infant be there{ a few} days, or an elder who does not complete his days. For, one who dies{ at} 100 years old{ will be} a young lad, and one who falls short of 100 years old{ will be considered} cursed. BSB BSB: No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.
21 GLT And they will build houses and dwell, and they will plant vineyards and eat fruit. BSB BSB: They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 GLT They will not build for another to dwell; they will not plant for another to eat; for as the days of trees{ will be} the days of my people, and the work of their hands my chosen ones will outlive. BSB BSB: No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
23 GLT They will not labor in vain, and they will not give birth to dismay; for the seed of the blessed of Yahweh they{ are}, and their offspring with them. BSB BSB: They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.
24 GLT And it will happen, before they call, then I shall answer;{ while} they are still speaking, then I shall hear. BSB BSB: Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
25 GLT The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion like the ox will eat straw; but the serpent— dust{ is} its food. They will not do evil, and they will not destroy on all my holy mountain,” says Yahweh. BSB BSB: The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
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