1“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me;
2All day long I have held out My hands
3to a people who continually provoke Me to My face,
4sitting among the graves,
5They say, ‘Keep to yourself;
6Behold, it is written before Me:
7both for your iniquities
8This is what the LORD says:
9And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
10Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,
11But you who forsake the LORD,
12I will destine you for the sword,
13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:
14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart,
15You will leave behind your name
16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land
17For behold, I will create
18But be glad and rejoice forever
19I will rejoice in Jerusalem
20No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days,
21They will build houses and dwell in them;
22No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit,
23They will not labor in vain
24Even before they call, I will answer,
25The wolf and the lamb will feed together,