65 The LORD says, to a nation that did not call on my name. 2 All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people. and their own crooked schemes. 3 All day long they insult me to my face They burn incense on pagan altars. 4 At night they go out among the graves, and make stews with other forbidden foods. 5 Yet they say to each other, an acrid smell that never goes away. 6 “Look, my decree is written out in front of me: Yes, I will repay them— 7 both for their own sins I will pay them back in full! 8 “But I will not destroy them all,” For I still have true servants there. 9 I will preserve a remnant of the people of Israel and my servants will live there. 10 The plain of Sharon will again be filled with flocks and the valley of Achor will be a place to pasture herds. 11 “But because the rest of you have forsaken the LORD and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny, 12 now I will ‘destine’ you for the sword. and chose to do what you know I despise.” 13 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: but you will be sad and ashamed. 14 My servants will sing for joy, but you will cry in sorrow and despair. 15 Your name will be a curse word among my people, and will call his true servants by another name. 16 All who invoke a blessing or take an oath and forget the evil of earlier days. 17 “Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. 18 Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! Her people will be a source of joy. 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem will be heard in it no more. 20 “No longer will babies die when only a few days old. Only the cursed will die that young! 21 In those days people will live in the houses they build and eat the fruit of their own vineyards. 22 Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains. 23 They will not work in vain, and their children, too, will be blessed. 24 I will answer them before they even call to me. I will go ahead and answer their prayers! 25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together. I, the LORD, have spoken!”