Isaiah 65:2-7
New King James Version
2 (A)I have stretched out My hands all day long to a (B)rebellious people,
Who (C)walk in a way that is not good,
According to their own thoughts;
3 A people (D)who provoke Me to anger continually to My face;
(E)Who sacrifice in gardens,
And burn incense on altars of brick;
4 (F)Who sit among the graves,
And spend the night in the tombs;
(G)Who eat swine’s flesh,
And the broth of [a]abominable things is in their vessels;
5 (H)Who say, ‘Keep to yourself,
Do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These [b]are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
6 “Behold, (I)it is written before Me:
(J)I will not keep silence, (K)but will repay—
Even repay into their bosom—
7 Your iniquities and (L)the iniquities of your fathers together,”
Says the Lord,
(M)“Who have burned incense on the mountains
(N)And blasphemed Me on the hills;
Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:4 Unclean meats, Lev. 7:18; 19:7
- Isaiah 65:5 Cause My wrath to smoke
Isaiah 65:2-7
New International Version
2 All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,(A)
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations(B)—
3 a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,(C)
offering sacrifices in gardens(D)
and burning incense(E) on altars of brick;
4 who sit among the graves(F)
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(G)
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5 who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred(H) for you!’
Such people are smoke(I) in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
6 “See, it stands written before me:
I will not keep silent(J) but will pay back(K) in full;
I will pay it back into their laps(L)—
7 both your sins(M) and the sins of your ancestors,”(N)
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,(O)
I will measure into their laps
the full payment(P) for their former deeds.”
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