Isaiah 65:3

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2I have spread out my hands all the day To a rebellious people, That walketh in an evil way, According to their own devices;

4That sit in sepulchres, And lodge in caverns; That eat swine's flesh, And have broth of unclean things in their vessels;

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Cross References

Job 1:11But only put forth thy hand, and touch whatever he possesseth, and to thy face will he renounce thee.

Psalms 78:40How often did they provoke him in the wilderness! How often did they anger him in the desert!

Isaiah 1:29For ye shall be ashamed of the terebinths in which ye delighted; Ye shall blush for the gardens which ye loved;

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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