Jehovah answers the preceding lament: he was found by those who did not seek him, while all day he spread out his hands to a rebellious people who sacrifice in gardens, sit among graves, eat swine's flesh, and say "I am holier than thou." Recompense stands written before him, yet he spares a remnant as new wine found in the cluster, a seed out of Jacob to inherit his mountains, with Sharon and the valley of Achor for those who sought him; those who spread a table for Fortune and Destiny are destined to the sword. A series of contrasts divides servants from forsakers: eating, drinking, and singing against hunger, thirst, and wailing. The chapter climaxes in new creation ("I create new heavens and a new earth"), Jerusalem a rejoicing, long life, houses built and inhabited, prayer answered before it is spoken, and the wolf and lamb feeding together on the holy mountain.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Prophecy · Isaiah — Isaiah overview

A. 1–7 I Am Found of Them That Sought Me Not
B. 8–16 New Wine in the Cluster: My Servants Shall Eat
C. 17–25 New Heavens and a New Earth, Where the Wolf and Lamb Feed Together

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