Isaiah 65:5

who say, ‘Stay by yourself, 2 for I am holier than you.’ 1 These are smoke in my nose, 2 a fire that burns all day. 1

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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

4who sit among the graves, 2 and spend nights in secret places; 1 who eat pig’s meat, 2 and their pots hold soup made of disgusting things; 1

6“Behold, it is written before me: 2 I will not keep silence, 2 but will repay, 2 yes, I will repay into their bosom, 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:20Adonai will not pardon him, but then Adonai’s anger and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book will fall on him, and Adonai will blot out his name from under the sky.

Proverbs 6:16There are six things which Adonai hates; 2 yes, seven which are an abomination to him: 1

Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Adonai: 2 they shall certainly not be unpunished. 1

Luke 5:30Their Torah-Teachers and the Pharisees [Separated] murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal·?”

Luke 15:2The Pharisees [Separated] and the Torah-Teachers murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners ·devoted to missing the mark and without share in the goal·, and eats with them.”

Luke 18:9He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.

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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