Isaiah 65:4

who sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

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In The King James Version

Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

In Context

3a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;

5who say, Stand by yourself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:19The first of the first fruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God."You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

Leviticus 11:7The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn't chew the cud, he is unclean to you.

Numbers 19:16"Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

Deuteronomy 14:8The pig, because it has a split hoof but doesn't chew the cud, is unclean to you: of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.

Deuteronomy 18:11or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

Isaiah 66:17"Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go to the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating pig's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together," says the Lord.

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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