Isaiah 65:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 65:2

The Righteousness of God’s Judgment

1 “I was ^asought by those who did not ask for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’
To a nation that ^bwas not called by My name.

2 ^aI have stretched out My hands all day long to a ^brebellious people,
Who ^cwalk in a way that is not good,
According to their own thoughts;

3 A people ^awho provoke Me to anger continually to My face;
^bWho sacrifice in gardens,
And burn incense on altars of brick;

4 ^aWho sit among the graves,
And spend the night in the tombs;
^bWho eat swine’s flesh,
And the broth of¹ abominable things is in their vessels;

5 ^aWho say, ‘Keep to yourself,
Do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These¹ are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.

6 “Behold, ^ait is written before Me:
^bI will not keep silence, ^cbut will repay—
Even repay into their bosom—

7 Your iniquities and ^athe iniquities of your fathers together,”
Says the Lord,
^b“Who have burned incense on the mountains
^cAnd blasphemed Me on the hills;
Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 65:2

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American Standard Version
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;

Amplified® Bible
I have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts--

Contemporary English Version
All day long I have reached out to stubborn and sinful people going their own way.

Darby English Version
I have stretched out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts;

Good News Bible
I have always been ready to welcome my people, who stubbornly do what is wrong and go their own way.

King James Version
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

New American Standard Bible
"I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, Who walk {in} the way which is not good, following their own thoughts,

New International Version
All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations-

New King James Version
I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,
Who walk in a way that is not good,
According to their own thoughts;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, Who walk in the way which does not seem good, following their own thoughts,

Revised Standard Version
I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;

Young's Literal Translation
I have spread out My hands all the day Unto an apostate people, Who are going in the way not good after their own thoughts.

New English Translation
I spread out my hands all day long to my rebellious people, who lived in a way that is morally unacceptable, and who did what they desired.¹

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