Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Matthew 9:11; Luke 5:30; Luke 18:11; Judges 1:19). Applicable to the hypocritical self-justifiers of our Lord's time.
smoke—alluding to the smoke of their self-righteous sacrifices; the fire of God's wrath was kindled at the sight, and exhibited itself in the smoke that breathed forth from His nostrils; in Hebrew the nose is the seat of anger; and the nostrils distended in wrath, as it were, breathe forth smoke [ROSENMULLER] (Psalms 18:8).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 65:5:
Isaiah 64:12
Isaiah 66:5
Jude 1:19
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