Isaiah 65:1-7

New American Standard Bible 1995

65 “I permitted Myself to be sought by ^(A)those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To a nation which ^(B)did not call on My name.
² “^(C)I have spread out My hands all day long to a ^(D)rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, ^[a]following their own ^(E)thoughts,
³ A people who continually ^(F)provoke Me to My face,
Offering sacrifices in ^(G)gardens and ^(H)burning incense on bricks;
⁴ Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places;
Who ^(I)eat swine’s flesh,
And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.
⁵ “Who say, ‘^(J)Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My ^[b]nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
⁶ “Behold, it is written before Me,
I will ^(K)not keep silent, but ^(L)I will repay;
I will even repay into their bosom,
⁷ Both ^[c]their own ^(M)iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says the Lord.
“Because they have ^(N)burned incense on the mountains
And ^(O)scorned Me on the hills,
Therefore I will ^(P)measure their former work into their bosom.”