Isaiah:64-66
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Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens ,
that thou wouldest come down ,
that the mountains might flow down at thy presence ,
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As when the melting fire burneth ,
the fire causeth the waters to boil ,
to make thy name known to thine adversaries ,
that the nations may tremble at thy presence !
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When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for ,
thou camest down ,
the mountains flowed down at thy presence .
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For since the beginning of the world men have not heard ,
nor perceived by the ear ,
neither hath the eye seen ,
O God ,
beside thee ,
what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him .
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Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness ,
those that remember thee in thy ways :
behold ,
thou art wroth ;
for we have sinned :
in those is continuance ,
and we shall be saved .
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But we are all as an unclean thing ,
and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags ;
and we all do fade (
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as a leaf ;
and our iniquities ,
like the wind ,
have taken us away .
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And there is none that calleth upon thy name ,
that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee :
for thou hast hid thy face from us ,
and hast consumed us ,
because of our iniquities .
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But now ,
O LORD ,
thou art our father ;
we are the clay ,
and thou our potter ;
and we all are the work of thy hand .
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Be not wroth very sore m @#
od #,
O LORD ,
neither remember iniquity for ever :
behold ,
see ,
we beseech thee ,
we are all thy people .
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Thy holy cities are a wilderness ,
Zion is a wilderness ,
Jerusalem a desolation .
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Our holy and our beautiful house ,
where our fathers praised thee ,
is burned up with fire :
and all our pleasant things are laid waste .
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Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things ,
O LORD ?
wilt thou hold thy peace ,
and afflict us very sore m @#
od #?
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I am sought of them that asked not for me ;
I am found of them that sought me not :
I said ,
Behold me ,
behold me ,
unto a nation that was not called by my name .
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I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people ,
which walketh in a way that was not good ,
after their own thoughts ;
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A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face ;
that sacrificeth in gardens ,
and burneth incense upon altars of brick ;
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Which remain among the graves ,
and lodge in the monuments ,
which eat swines flesh ,
and broth of abominable things is in their vessels ;
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Which 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 .
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Behold ,
it is written before me :
I will not keep silence ,
but will recompense ,
even recompense into their bosom ,
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Your iniquities ,
and the iniquities of your fathers together ,
saith the LORD ,
which have burned incense upon the mountains ,
and blasphemed me upon the hills gib #
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therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom .
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Thus 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 .
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And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob Ya #
aqob #,
and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains :
and mine elect shall inherit it ,
and my servants shall dwell there .
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And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks tso #
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and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in ,
for my people that have sought me .
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But ye are they that forsake the LORD ,
that forget my holy mountain ,
that prepare a table for that troop ,
and that furnish the drink offering unto that number .
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Therefore 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 spake ,
ye did not hear ;
but did evil before mine eyes ,
and did choose that wherein I delighted not .
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Therefore 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 :
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Behold ,
my servants shall sing for joy of heart ,
but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart ,
and shall howl for vexation of spirit .
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And 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 :
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That 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 hid from mine eyes .
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For ,
behold ,
I create new heavens and a new earth :
and the former shall not be remembered ,
nor come into mind .
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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 .
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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 za #
aq #.
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There shall 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 ;
but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed .
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And they shall build houses ,
and inhabit them ;
and they shall plant vineyards ,
and eat the fruit of them .
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They shall not build ,
and another inhabit ;
they shall not plant ,
and another eat :
for as the days of a tree are the days of my people ,
and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands .
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They shall not labour in vain ,
nor bring forth for trouble ;
for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD ,
and their offspring with them .
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And it shall come to pass ,
that before they call ,
I will answer ;
and while they are yet speaking ,
I will hear .
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The wolf and the lamb shall feed together ,
and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock :
and dust shall be the serpents meat .
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain ,
saith the LORD .
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Thus saith the LORD ,
The heaven is my throne ,
and the earth is my footstool regel #:
where is the house that ye build unto me ?
and where is the place of my rest ?
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For all those things hath mine hand made ,
and all those things have been ,
saith the LORD :
but to this man will I look ,
even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit ,
and trembleth at my word .
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He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man ;
he that sacrificeth a lamb ,
as if he cut offa dogs neck ;
he that offereth an oblation ,
as if he offered swines blood ;
he that burneth incense ,
as if he blessed an idol .
Yea ,
they have chosen their own ways ,
and their soul delighteth in their abominations .
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I also will choose their delusions ta #
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and will bring their fears upon them ;
because when I called ,
none did answer ;
when I spake ,
they did not hear :
but they did evil before mine eyes ,
and chose that in which I delighted not .
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Hear the word of the LORD ,
ye that tremble at his word ;
Your brethren that hated you ,
that cast you out for my names sake ,
said ,
Let the LORD be glorified :
but he shall appear to your joy ,
and they shall be ashamed .
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A voice of noise from the city ,
a voice from the temple ,
a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies .
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Before she travailed ,
she brought forth ;
before her pain came ,
she was delivered of a man child .
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Who hath heard such a thing ?
who hath seen such things ?
Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day ?
or shall a nation be born at once pa #
am #?
for as soon as Zion travailed ,
she brought forth her children .
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Shall I bring to the birth ,
and not cause to bring forth ?
saith the LORD :
shall I cause to bring forth ,
and shut the womb ?
saith thy God .
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Rejoice ye with Jerusalem ,
and be glad with her ,
all ye that love her :
rejoice for joy with her ,
all ye that mourn for her :
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That ye may suck ,
and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations ;
that ye may milk out ,
and be delighted with the abundance of her glory .
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For thus saith the LORD ,
Behold ,
I will extend peace to her like a river ,
and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream :
then shall ye suck ,
ye shall be borne upon her sides ,
and be dandled upon her knees .
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As one whom his mother comforteth ,
so will I comfort you ;
and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem .
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And when ye see this ,
your heart shall rejoice ,
and your bones shall flourish like an herb :
and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants ,
and his indignation toward his enemies .
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For ,
behold ,
the LORD will come with fire ,
and with his chariots like a whirlwind ,
to render his anger with fury ,
and his rebuke with flames of fire .
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For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh :
and the slain of the LORD shall be many .
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They that sanctify themselves ,
and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst ,
eating swines flesh ,
and the abomination ,
and the mouse ,
shall be consumed together ,
saith the LORD .
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For I know their works and their thoughts :
it shall come ,
that I will gather all nations and tongues ;
and they shall come ,
and see my glory .
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And I will set a sign among them ,
and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations ,
to Tarshish ,
Pul ,
and Lud ,
that draw the bow ,
to Tubal ,
and Javan ,
to the isles afar off ,
that have not heard my fame ,
neither have seen my glory ;
and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles .
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And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses ,
and in chariots ,
and in litters ,
and upon mules ,
and upon swift beasts ,
to my holy mountain Jerusalem ,
saith the LORD ,
as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD .
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And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites ,
saith the LORD .
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For as the new heavens and the new earth ,
which I will make ,
shall remain before me ,
saith the LORD ,
so shall your seed and your name remain .
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And it shall come to pass ,
that from one new moon to another ,
and from one sabbath to another ,
shall all flesh come to worship before me ,
saith the LORD .
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And they shall go forth ,
and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me :
for their worm shall not die ,
neither shall their fire be quenched ;
and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh .