1 I was ready to answer those who didn’t ask.
2 I stretched out my hands all day long to stubborn people.
3 These people constantly and openly provoked me.
4 They sat among the graves and spent their nights in caves.
5 They said, “Stay away! Don’t touch me!
6 “Look! It is written in front of me.
7 I will repay you for your sins
8 This is what the Lord says:
9 I will bring ⌞with me⌟ Jacob’s descendant,
10 The Sharon Plain will be a pasture for flocks.
11 You have abandoned the Lord
12 Now I will destine you for death.
13 This is what the Lord God says:
14 My servants will sing because of the gladness in their hearts.
15 Your name will be used as a curse by my chosen ones.
16 Whoever asks for a blessing in the land
17 I will create a new heaven and a new earth.
18 Be glad, and rejoice forever in what I’m going to create,
19 I will rejoice about Jerusalem and be glad about my people.
20 There will no longer be an infant who lives for only a few days
21 They will build houses and live there.
22 They will not build homes and have others live there.
23 They will never again work for nothing.
24 Before they call, I will answer.
25 Wolves and lambs will feed together,