Yesaya 65:8-11

65:8 This is what the Lord says:

“When ¹  juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes,

someone says, ‘Don’t destroy it, for it contains juice.’ ² 

So I will do for the sake of my servants –

I will not destroy everyone. ³ 

65:9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,

and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains.

My chosen ones will take possession of the land; ⁴ 

my servants will live there.

65:10 Sharon ⁵  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ⁶  a place where cattle graze; ⁷ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ⁸ 

65:11 But as for you who abandon the Lord

and forget about worshiping at ⁹  my holy mountain,

who prepare a feast for the god called ‘Fortune,’ ¹⁰ 

and fill up wine jugs for the god called ‘Destiny’ ¹¹  –

[65:8]  ¹ tn Heb “just as.” In the Hebrew text the statement is one long sentence, “Just as…, so I will do….”

[65:8]  ² tn Heb “for a blessing is in it.”

[65:8]  ³ tn Heb “by not destroying everyone.”

[65:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to the land which contains the aforementioned mountains.

[65:10]  ⁵ sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10]  ⁶ sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

[65:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”

[65:11]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew text has simply, “forget.” The words “about worshiping at” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[65:11]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew has לַגַּד (laggad, “for Gad”), the name of a pagan deity. See HALOT 176 s.v. II גַּד 2.

[65:11]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew has לַמְנִי (lamni, “for Meni”), the name of a pagan deity. See HALOT 602 s.v. מְגִי.