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Isaiah 65:1-9

Isaiah 65:1-9 CSB

“I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that did not call on   my name.  I spread out my hands all day long to a rebellious people  who walk in the path that is not good, following their own thoughts. These people continually anger me to my face, sacrificing in gardens,  burning incense on bricks, sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs,  and putting polluted broth in their bowls.  They say, ‘Keep to yourself, don’t come near me, for I am too holy for you! ’ These practices are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long. Look, it is written in front of me: I will not keep silent,  but I will repay;  I will repay them fully  for your iniquities and the iniquities  of your   ancestors together,” says the Lord. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and reproached me on the hills,  I will reward them fully  for their former deeds.” The Lord says this: “As the new wine is found in a bunch of grapes, and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for there’s some good  in it,’ so I will act because of my servants and not destroy them all. I will produce descendants from Jacob,  and heirs to my mountains from Judah; my chosen  ones will possess it, and my servants will dwell there.