Isaiah 65:2

I have extended my hands all day long to an unbelieving people, who advance along a way that is not good, following their own thoughts,

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In The 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;

In Context

1Those who before were not asking for me have sought me. Those who have not sought me have found me. I said, “Behold, it is I! Behold, it is I!” to a nation which was not invoking my name.

3to a people who provoke me to anger before my face continually, who immolate in the gardens, and who sacrifice upon the bricks.

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Cross References

Numbers 15:39so that, when they see these, they may remember all the commandments of the Lord, and they may not follow their own thoughts and eyes, fornicating in various ways,

Deuteronomy 29:19And if he were to hear the words of this oath, he would bless himself in his own heart saying: ‘There will be peace for me, and I will walk in the depravity of my heart.’ And so, the one who is inebriated would consume the one who is thirsty.

Psalms 36:4Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.

Proverbs 16:29A man of iniquity entices his friend, and he leads him along a way that is not good.

Isaiah 1:23Your leaders are unfaithful, the associates of thieves. They all love gifts; they pursue rewards. They do not judge for orphans, and the widow’s case is not brought before them.

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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