Isaiah 65:5

Which say: Stand by thyself, come not near to me; 1 for I am kadosh to thee (holier than thou). 1 These are a smoke in My nose, 1 an eish that burneth kol hayom. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

In Context

4Which remain among the kevarim, 1 and spend the night in closed places, 1 which eat basar hachazir, 1 and broth of piggulim + 65:4 Lv 7:18 (unclean meat) in their vessels; 1

6Hinei, it is written before Me: 1 I will not keep silent, but will recompense fully, 1 even recompense into their kheyk, 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:20And Hashem shall him separate out for disaster from all the Shivtei Yisroel, according to all the curses of HaBrit that are written in Sefer HaTorah Hazeh;

Proverbs 6:16These shesh (six) things doth Hashem hate; 1 indeed, shevah (seven) are an abomination unto His Nefesh; 1

Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in lev 1 is to'evat Hashem; 1 though yad join in yad, he shall not go unpunished. 1

Luke 5:30And the Perushim and their Sofrim were murmuring against Rebbe Melech HaMoshiachʼs talmidim, saying, Why with the mochesim and chote'im are you eating and drinking?

Luke 15:2And both the Perushim and the Sofrim were grumbling, saying, This one gives a kabbalat panim reception to chote'im (sinners) and eats at tish with them.

Luke 18:9And he said this mashal also to some, who have become soimech (confident, putting their trust and being dependent) on themselves that they are tzaddikim and who are despising others. + 18:9 Isa 65:5

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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