Isaiah 65:1-7

Expanded Bible

65 The Lord says, “I ·made myself known to people [^Lallowed myself to be sought by those] who were not looking for me.
    I was found by those who were not asking me for help.
I said, ‘Here I am. Here I am,’
    to a nation that ·was not praying to me [did not call on my name; or called by my name].
² All day long I ·stood ready to accept [^Lstretched out my hands to a]
    people who ·turned [rebelled] against me,
but the way they continue to ·live [walk] is not good;
    ·they do anything they want to do [following their own thoughts/schemes].
³ ·Right in front of me [To my face]
    they continue to do things that make me angry.
    They offer sacrifices to their gods in their gardens [1:29],
    and they burn incense on altars of brick.
⁴ They sit among the graves
    and spend their nights ·waiting to get messages from the dead [or keeping vigil; or in secret places].
They eat the ·meat [flesh] of pigs [^Cunclean animal; Lev. 11:7; Deut. 14:8],
    and their pots are full of soup made from ·meat that is wrong to eat [defiled/polluted things].
⁵ But they tell others, ‘Stay away, and don’t come near me.
    I am too holy for you.’
These ·people [or practices] are like smoke in my ·nose [nostrils].
    Like a fire that burns all ·the time [day long; ^Ctheir sin never ceases and God’s anger grows].