Isaiah 65:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 65:3

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.”

8 Thus says the Lord:
“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it,
For ^aa blessing is in it,’
So will I do for My servants’ sake,
That I may not destroy them ^ball.

9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
And from Judah an heir of My mountains;
My ^aelect shall inherit it,
And My servants shall dwell there.

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Definitions of words in Isaiah 65:3:

A {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Anger {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Anger {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Brick {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Incense {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Incense {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Sacrifice {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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