24. And it will come to pass: before they call, I will answer; they are still speaking, and I already hear. 25. Wolf and lamb then feed together, and the lion eats chopped straw like the ox, and the serpent—dust is its bread. They will neither do harm nor destroy in all My holy mountain, saith Jehovah.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] “I am sought of them who asked not [of Me]; I am found [of them] that sought Me not.”—Jones, R. E. B. “I gave ear to them that asked not for Me.”—Arnold. “I have offered answers to those who have not asked; I have been as hard to those who have not sought Me.”—Cheyne.
[2] “By the God of the Amen.”—Cheyne, Kay.
[3] Duplicate reference to note 2, immediately above.
[4] “For he that dieth a hundred years old shall die a youth; and he that falleth short of a hundred years shall be held accursed.”—Jones. “There shall no more be any from thence, infant of days or old man, that shall not have fulfilled his days.”—Kay.
third closing prophecy.—chap. lxvi.
Exclusion of Scorners from the Coming Salvation.
1. Thus saith Jehovah: The heaven is My throne, and the earth My footstool. What kind of house is it that ye would build Me, and what kind of place for My rest? 2. My hand hath made all these things; then all these things arose, saith Jehovah; and at such persons do I look, at the miserable and broken-hearted, and him that trembleth at My word.[1] 3. He that slaughtereth the ox is the slayer of a man; he that sacrificeth the sheep is a strangler of dogs; he that offereth a meat offering, it is swine’s blood; he that causeth incense to rise up in smoke, blesseth idols. As they have chosen their ways, and their soul cherisheth pleasure in their abominations; 4. so will I choose their ill-treatments,[2] and bring their terrors upon them, because I called and no one replied, I spake and they did not hear, and they did evil in Mine eyes, and chose that in which I took no pleasure.
5. Hear ye the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at His word: your brethren that hate you, that thrust you from them for My name’s sake, say, “Let Jehovah get honour, that we may see your joy;” they will be put to shame.