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Isaiah 65:2
2I have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious and stubborn people, Who walk in the way that is not good, [following] after their own thoughts and intentions,
Isaiah 65:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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;
- New International Version (NIV)All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations—
- English Standard Version (ESV)I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, Who walk in a way that is not good, According to their own thoughts;
Context of Isaiah 65:2
1“I let Myself be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I let Myself be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’ To the nation [Israel] which did not call on My Name. I have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious and stubborn people, Who walk in the way that is not good, [following] after their own thoughts and intentions, 3The people who continually provoke Me to My face, Sacrificing [to idols] in gardens and making offerings with incense on bricks [instead of at the designated altar]; 4Who sit among the graves [trying to conjure up evil spirits] and spend the night in the secret places [where spirits are thought to dwell]; Who eat swine’s flesh, And their pots hold the broth of unclean meat;
Read all of Isaiah 65Isaiah 65:2 word by word
פֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּי יָדַ֛י כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם אֶל־עַ֣ם סוֹרֵ֑ר הַהֹלְכִים֙ הַדֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ט֔וֹב אַחַ֖ר מַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I have spread outפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
- my handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- all the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- unto a rebelliousסָרַרsârar · to rebelH5637
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- which walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- in a wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- not goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- their own thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
Cross-references for Isaiah 65:2
- Proverbs 1:24Because I called and you refused [to answer], I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
- Matthew 23:37“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
- Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I have wanted to gather your children together [around Me], just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were not willing!
- Luke 19:41As He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it [and the spiritual ignorance of its people],
- Romans 10:21But of Israel he says, “All day long I have stretched out My hands [in compassion] to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
- Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth; For the Lord has spoken: “I have reared and brought up sons, But they have rebelled against Me and have broken away.
- Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He changed into their enemy, And He fought against them.
- Deuteronomy 9:7Remember [with remorse] and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness; from the day you left the land of Egypt until you arrived in this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 31:27For I know your rebellion and contention and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?
- Jeremiah 5:23But this people has a stubborn heart and a rebellious will [that draws them away from Me]; They have turned away and have gone [into idolatry].
- Ezekiel 2:3And He said to me, “I am sending you, son of man, to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people [in both the north and the south] that have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have sinned and revolted against Me to this very day.
- Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked and stubborn people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are always actively resisting the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and harassed and drove us out; and [they] continue to be highly displeasing to God and [to show themselves] hostile to all people,
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, And they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing]; Devastation and destruction are in their highways.
- Psalms 36:4He plans wrongdoing on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject or despise evil.
- Proverbs 16:29A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin], And leads him in a way that is not good.
Commentaries on Isaiah 65:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I have spread out my hands - To spread out the hands is an action denoting invitation or entreaty Proverbs 1:24. The sense is, that God had invited the Jews constantly to partake of his favors, but they had been rebellious, and had rejected his offers. All the day - I have not ceased to do it. The Chaldee renders this, I sent my prophets all the day to a rebellious people.‘ Unto a rebellious people - (See the notes at Isaiah 1:2). Paul renders this, ̀ ̓͂…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The Lord gave the people of Israel many chances to seek him (Isaiah 55:6; 58:2), but they did not do so.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. spread out ... hands--inviting them earnestly (Pr 1:24). all ... day--continually, late and early (Jr 7:13). rebellious people--Israel, whose rebellion was the occasion of God's turning to the Gentiles (Ro 11:11, 12, 15). way ... not good--that is, the very reverse of good, very bad (Eze 36:31).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 65
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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