Isaiah 65:3

They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices to their idols in their gardens, and they burn incense to them on altars made of bricks.

Translation for Translators

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

2It is as though I have continually held out my arms to show that I am ready to help my people who rebel against me, and who continually do the evil things that they want to do.

4They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, talking with the spirits of ◄ dead people/their ancestors►. They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of other meat that is also unacceptable to me.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:1“ Tell the skilled workers to make an altar from acacia wood, for burning incense.

Deuteronomy 32:16So he abandoned them because they started to worship other/strange gods. Because of their worshiping disgusting idols, he became angry.

2 Kings 17:14But the Israeli people would not pay attention. They were stubborn [IDM] just like their ancestors were. Just like their ancestors did, they refused to believe in Yahweh their God.

Job 1:11But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”

Psalms 78:40Many times our ancestors rebelled against God in the desert and caused him to become very sad.

Isaiah 1:29You will be ashamed because you worshiped idols under the oak trees that you considered to be sacred; you will be disgraced because you worshiped idols in the gardens where you chose to worship 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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