Isaiah 65:2-5

Contemporary English Version

^2 (A) All day long I have reached out
to stubborn and sinful people
    going their own way.
³ They keep making me angry
    by sneering at me,
while offering sacrifices
    to idols in gardens
and burning incense
    to them on bricks.
⁴ They spend their nights
    hiding in burial caves;
they eat the meat of pigs,^[a]
cooked in sauces
    made of stuff unfit to eat.
⁵ And then they say to others,
“Don't come near us!
    We're dedicated to God.”
Such people are like smoke,
    irritating my nose all day.