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I will keep some of the people of Jacob. Some of the people of Judah will get my mountains. I will choose the people who will get the land. My servants will live there. 10 Then Sharon Valley will be a field for sheep. The Valley of Achor[a] will be a place for cattle to rest. All this will be for my people—for the people who come to me for help.

11 “But you people left the Lord, so you will be punished. You forgot about my holy mountain.[b] You began to worship Luck. You held feasts for the false god, Fate.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:10 Valley of Achor A valley about ten miles north of Jerusalem.
  2. Isaiah 65:11 my holy mountain Mount Zion, the mountain Jerusalem is built on.
  3. Isaiah 65:11 Luck … Fate Two false gods. The people thought these gods controlled their futures.

I will bring forth descendants(A) from Jacob,
    and from Judah those who will possess(B) my mountains;
my chosen(C) people will inherit them,
    and there will my servants live.(D)
10 Sharon(E) will become a pasture for flocks,(F)
    and the Valley of Achor(G) a resting place for herds,
    for my people who seek(H) me.

11 “But as for you who forsake(I) the Lord
    and forget my holy mountain,(J)
who spread a table for Fortune
    and fill bowls of mixed wine(K) for Destiny,

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