Isaiah 65:1-3

Good News Translation

God's Punishment of the Rebellious

65 ^(A)The Lord said, “I was ready to answer my people's prayers, but they did not pray. I was ready for them to find me, but they did not even try. The nation did not pray to me, even though I was always ready to answer, ‘Here I am; I will help you.’ ^2 (B)I have always been ready to welcome my people, who stubbornly do what is wrong and go their own way. ³ They shamelessly keep on making me angry. They offer pagan sacrifices at sacred gardens^[a] and burn incense on pagan altars.