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I was sought by those who did not ask for Me ;
I was found by those who did not seek Me .
I said , "
Here I am ,
here I am ,'
To a nation that was not called by My name .
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I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people ,
Who walk in a way that is not good ,
According to their own thoughts ;
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A people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face ;
Who sacrifice in gardens ,
And burn incense on altars of brick ;
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Who sit among the graves ,
And spend the night in the tombs ;
Who eat swine '
s flesh ,
And the broth of abominable things is in their vessels ;
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Who say , "
Keep to yourself ,
Do not come near me ,
For I am holier than you !'
These are smoke in My nostrils ,
A fire that burns all the day .
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Behold ,
it is written before Me :
I will not keep silence ,
but will repay --
Even repay into their bosom --
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Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together ,"
Says the LORD , "
Who have burned incense on the mountains And blasphemed Me on the hills ;
Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom ."
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Thus says the LORD : "
As the new wine is found in the cluster ,
And one says , "
Do not destroy it ,
For a blessing is in it ,'
So will I do for My servants '
sake ,
That I may not destroy them all .
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I will bring forth descendants from Jacob ,
And from Judah an heir of My mountains ;
My elect shall inherit it ,
And My servants shall dwell there .
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Sharon shall be a fold of flocks ,
And the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down ,
For My people who have sought Me .
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But you are those who forsake the LORD ,
Who forget My holy mountain ,
Who prepare a table for Gad ,
And who furnish a drink offering for Meni .
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Therefore I will number you for the sword ,
And you shall all bow down to the slaughter ;
Because ,
when I called ,
you did not answer ;
When I spoke ,
you did not hear ,
But did evil before My eyes ,
And chose that in which I do not delight ."
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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : "
Behold ,
My servants shall eat ,
But you shall be hungry ;
Behold ,
My servants shall drink ,
But you shall be thirsty ;
Behold ,
My servants shall rejoice ,
But you shall be ashamed ;
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Behold ,
My servants shall sing for joy of heart ,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart ,
And wail for grief of spirit .
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You shall leave your name as a curse to My chosen ;
For the Lord GOD will slay you ,
And call His servants by another name ;
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So that he who blesses himself in the earth Shall bless himself in the God of truth ;
And he who swears in the earth Shall swear by the God of truth ;
Because the former troubles are forgotten ,
And because they are hidden from My eyes .