5. who say, “Keep away; don’t come near me,for I am too sacred for you!”Such people are smoke in my nostrils,a fire that keeps burning all day.
6. ‘See, it stands written before me;I will not keep silent but will pay back in full;I will pay it back into their laps –
7. both your sins and the sins of your ancestors,’says the Lord.‘Because they burned sacrifices on the mountainsand defied me on the hills,I will measure into their lapsthe full payment for their former deeds.’
8. This is what the Lord says:‘As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapesand people say, “Don’t destroy it,there is still a blessing in it,”so will I do on behalf of my servants;I will not destroy them all.
9. I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,and from Judah those who will possess my mountains;my chosen people will inherit them,and there will my servants live.
10. Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,for my people who seek me.
11. ‘But as for you who forsake the Lordand forget my holy mountain,who spread a table for Fortuneand fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,
12. I will destine you for the sword,and all of you will fall in the slaughter;for I called but you did not answer,I spoke but you did not listen.You did evil in my sightand chose what displeases me.’
13. Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:‘My servants will eat,but you will go hungry;my servants will drink,but you will go thirsty;my servants will rejoice,but you will be put to shame.
14. My servants will singout of the joy of their hearts,but you will cry outfrom anguish of heartand wail in brokenness of spirit.
15. You will leave your namefor my chosen ones to use in their curses;the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,but to his servants he will give another name.
16. Whoever invokes a blessing in the landwill do so by the one true God;whoever takes an oath in the landwill swear by the one true God.For the past troubles will be forgottenand hidden from my eyes.
17. ‘See, I will createnew heavens and a new earth.The former things will not be remembered,nor will they come to mind.
18. But be glad and rejoice for everin what I will create,for I will create Jerusalem to be a delightand its people a joy.