Isaiah 65:10

The plain called Sharon is the level land that is south of the mountain called Carmel. The valley called Achor was famous for the great trouble that happened there (see Joshua 7:24-26). The whole region has very good soil for agriculture. Now the area will provide peace and plenty, both for God’s loyal people and for their animals.

Contrast the fate of people for and against God

v11 ‘But it will be so different for you who have left me, the *Lord. You care nothing about my sacred *Temple. But you offer gifts of food and wine to give honour to the gods that you call Gad (Good Luck) and Meni (Fate). v12 Therefore your luck will run out and your fate will be death by the sword. Because you did not answer when I called you. Nor did you listen when I spoke to you. You chose on purpose not to obey me, but to do evil things.’ v13 Therefore the *Lord declares: ‘You will starve. But my loyal servants will have food to eat. You will have no water. But they will have plenty to drink. You will be miserable and ashamed. But they will be full of happiness. v14 You will cry bitterly because of your troubles and despair. But they will shout aloud for joy. v15 My loyal people will use your name as a *curse word. And I, the *Lord, will strike you dead as a result. But, to those who obey me, I will give a new name (and a new name means a new life). v16 People in the country will ask me to bless them,’ says the *Lord. ‘They will be praying to the God whose name is Truth. And people in the country will make a vow (serious promise) to me. They will be doing so to the God whose name is Truth. I will no longer keep in my mind the reason for your troubles in the past.’