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65.16 :Shall swear by the God of truth;
 * Because the former troubles are forgotten,
 * And because they are hid from Mine eyes.
 * For, behold, I create new heavens
 * And a new earth;
 * And the former things shall not be remembered,
 * Nor come into mind.
 * But be ye glad and rejoice for ever
 * In that which I create;
 * For, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing,
 * And her people a joy.
 * And I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
 * And joy in My people;
 * And the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her,
 * Nor the voice of crying.
 * There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man,
 * That hath not filled his days;
 * For the youngest shall die a hundred years old,
 * And the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
 * And they shall build houses, and inhabit them;
 * And they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
 * They shall not build, and another inhabit,
 * They shall not plant, and another eat;
 * For as the days of a tree shall be the days of My people,
 * And Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
 * They shall not labour in vain,
 * Nor bring forth for terror;
 * For they are the seed blessed of the ,
 * And their offspring with them.
 * And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer,
 * And while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
 * The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
 * And the lion shall eat straw like the ox;
 * And dust shall be the serpent's food.
 * They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
 * Saith the.


 * Thus saith the :
 * The heaven is My throne,
 * And the earth is My footstool;
 * Where is the house that ye may build unto Me?
 * And where is the place that may be My resting-place?
 * For all these things hath My hand made,
 * And so all these things came to be,
 * Saith the ;
 * But on this man will I look,
 * Even on him that is poor and of a contrite spirit,
 * And trembleth at My word.
 * He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man;
 * He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he broke a dog's neck;
 * He that offereth a meal-offering, as if he offered swine's blood;
 * He that maketh a memorial-offering of frankincense, as if he blessed an idol;
 * According as they have chosen their own ways,
 * And their soul delighteth in their abominations;
 * Even so I will choose their mockings,
 * And will bring their fears upon them;
 * Because when I called, none did answer;
 * When I spoke, they did not hear,