Isaiah 65:3

\64:4\The ear has not had news of, or the eye seen, ... any God but you, working for the man who is waiting for him.

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A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;

In Context

2\64:3\While you do acts of power for which we are not looking, and which have not come to the ears of men in the past.

4\64:5\Will you not have mercy on him who takes pleasure in doing righteousness, even on those who keep in mind your ways? Truly you were angry, and we went on doing evil, and sinning against you in the past.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:1And you are to make an altar for the burning of perfume; of hard wood let it be made.

Deuteronomy 32:16The honour which was his they gave to strange gods; by their disgusting ways he was moved to wrath.

2 Kings 17:14And they did not give ear, but became stiff-necked, like their fathers who had no faith in the Lord their God.

Job 1:11But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.

Psalms 78:40How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

Isaiah 1:29For you will be put to shame because of the trees of your desire, and because of the gardens of your pleasure.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 65:2-8

The Conversion of the Gentiles; The Wickedness of the Jews; The Rejection of the Jews. ( b. c. 706.) 1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. 2 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; 3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars… Read the whole commentary →

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