I spread out My hands all day long
to a rebellious people(A)
who walk in the wrong path,
following their own thoughts.
These people continually provoke Me
to My face,
sacrificing in gardens,(B)
burning incense on bricks,
sitting among the graves,
spending nights in secret places,
eating the meat of pigs,(C)
and putting polluted broth in their bowls.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:4 These vv. describe pagan worship.

All day long I have held out my hands
    to an obstinate people,(A)
who walk in ways not good,
    pursuing their own imaginations(B)
a people who continually provoke me
    to my very face,(C)
offering sacrifices in gardens(D)
    and burning incense(E) on altars of brick;
who sit among the graves(F)
    and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(G)
    and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;

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