Is 65:1-9

1^* I was ready to respond to those who did not ask,

to be found by those who did not seek me.

I said: Here I am! Here I am!

To a nation that did not invoke my name.^a

2I have stretched out my hands all day

to a rebellious people,

Who walk in a way that is not good,

following their own designs;^b

3A people who provoke me

continually to my face,

Offering sacrifices in gardens

and burning incense on bricks,

4Sitting in tombs

and spending the night in caves,

Eating the flesh of pigs,

with broth of unclean meat in their dishes;

5Crying out, “Hold back,

do not come near me, lest I render you holy!”^*

These things are smoke in my nostrils,

a fire that burns all the day.

6See, it stands written before me;

I will not remain quiet until I have repaid in full

7Your crimes and the crimes of your ancestors as well,

says the LORD.

Since they burned incense on the mountains,

and insulted me on the hills,

I will at once pour out in full measure

their recompense into their laps.

8^* Thus says the LORD:

As when the juice is pressed from a cluster,

and someone says, “Do not destroy it,

for there is still good in it,”

So will I do for the sake of my servants:

I will not destroy them all.

9From Jacob I will bring forth offspring,

from Judah, those who are to possess my mountains;

My chosen ones shall possess the land,

my servants shall dwell there.