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Isaiah 65:3-8
New King James Version
Isaiah 65:3-8
New King James Version
3 A people (A)who provoke Me to anger continually to My face;
(B)Who sacrifice in gardens,
And burn incense on altars of brick;
4 (C)Who sit among the graves,
And spend the night in the tombs;
(D)Who eat swine’s flesh,
And the broth of [a]abominable things is in their vessels;
5 (E)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, (F)it is written before Me:
(G)I will not keep silence, (H)but will repay—
Even repay into their bosom—
7 Your iniquities and (I)the iniquities of your fathers together,”
Says the Lord,
(J)“Who have burned incense on the mountains
(K)And blasphemed Me on the hills;
Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”
8 Thus says the Lord:
“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it,
For (L)a blessing is in it,’
So will I do for My servants’ sake,
That I may not destroy them (M)all.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 65:4 Unclean meats, Lev. 7:18; 19:7
- Isaiah 65:5 Cause My wrath to smoke
Isaiah 65:3-8
New International Version
Isaiah 65:3-8
New International Version
3 a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,(A)
offering sacrifices in gardens(B)
and burning incense(C) on altars of brick;
4 who sit among the graves(D)
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(E)
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5 who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred(F) for you!’
Such people are smoke(G) in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
6 “See, it stands written before me:
I will not keep silent(H) but will pay back(I) in full;
I will pay it back into their laps(J)—
7 both your sins(K) and the sins of your ancestors,”(L)
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,(M)
I will measure into their laps
the full payment(N) for their former deeds.”
8 This is what the Lord says:
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