NET Bible
"These people continually and blatantly offend me as they sacrifice in their sacred orchards and burn incense on brick altars."
— Isaiah 65:3, NET Bible
“A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;”
“a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks; ”
“a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks;”
“A people that continually provoke me to anger before my face, that immolate in gardens, and sacrifice upon bricks.”
“A people who make me angry every day, making offerings in gardens, and burning perfumes on bricks.”
“A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;”
The Lord Will Distinguish Between Sinners and the Godly“I made myself available to those who did not ask for me; I appeared to those who did not look for me. I said,‘Here I am! Here I am!’ to a nation that did not invoke my name.
I spread out my hands all day long to my rebellious people, who lived in a way that is morally unacceptable, and who did what they desired.
These people continually and blatantly offend me as they sacrifice in their sacred orchards and burn incense on brick altars.
They sit among the tombs and keep watch all night long. They eat pork, and broth from unclean sacrificial meat is in their pans.
They say,‘Keep to yourself! Don’t get near me, for I am holier than you!’ These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.
Look, I have decreed: I will not keep silent, but will pay them back; I will pay them back exactly what they deserve,