Isaiah 65:2

I have spread out my hands all the day To a rebellious people, That walketh in an evil way, According to their own devices;

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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

1I have heard those that made no supplication; I have been found by those who sought me not; I said, Here I am, here I am, To a people that called not upon my name.

3To a people that provoke me to my face continually; That sacrifice in gardens, And burn incense on tiles;

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Cross References

Psalms 36:4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; He persevereth in an evil way; He abhorreth not sin.

Psalms 81:11But my people would not listen to my voice, And Israel would not hearken to me.

Proverbs 16:29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him into a way which is not good.

Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves; Every one of them loveth gifts, and seeketh rewards; They render not justice to the fatherless, And the cause of the widow cometh not 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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