Isaiah 65:4

Isaiah 65:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
• New International Version (NIV)who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
• English Standard Version (ESV)who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who sit among the graves, And spend the night in the tombs; Who eat swine’s flesh, And the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

Context of Isaiah 65:4

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, 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]; Who 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; 5Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am too holy for you [and you might defile me]!’ These [people] are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day. 6Indeed, it is written before Me, I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will even repay it [directly] into their arms,

Isaiah 65:4 word by word

הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ הָאֹֽכְלִים֙ בְּשַׂ֣ר הַחֲזִ֔יר וּמְרַ֥ק פִּגֻּלִ֖ים כְּלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Which remainיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• among the gravesקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• and lodgeלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• in the monumentsנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• which eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• swine’sחֲזִירchăzîyr · swineH2386
• fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and brothפָּרָקpârâq · brothH6564
• and brothמָרָקmârâq · brothH4839
• of abominableפִּגּוּלpiggûl piggûl · refuseH6292
• their vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:4

• Numbers 19:11‘The one who touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.
• Deuteronomy 18:11or one who casts a charm or spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or a necromancer [who seeks the dead].
• Matthew 8:28When He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs met Him. They were so extremely fierce and violent that no one could pass by that way.
• Mark 5:2When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,
• Luke 8:27Now when Jesus stepped out on land, He was met by a man from the city [of Gerasa] who was possessed with demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and was not living in a house, but among the tombs.
• Isaiah 66:3“He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man; He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog’s neck; He who offers a grain offering, as one who offers swine’s blood; He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol. Such people have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;
• Leviticus 11:7And the swine, because it divides the hoof and makes a split hoof, but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.
• Deuteronomy 14:8The swine, because it has a divided hoof but does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You shall not eat their meat nor touch their carcasses.
• Exodus 23:19“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your ground into the house of the Lord your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
• Exodus 34:26“You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your ground to the house of the Lord your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in his mother’s milk [as some pagans do].”
• Deuteronomy 14:3“You shall not eat anything that is detestable [to the Lord and forbidden by Him].
• Ezekiel 4:14But I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold (hear me), I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died on its own or was torn by beasts, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 65:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Which remain among the graves - "For the purpose of evoking the dead. They lodged in desert places that demons might appear to them; for demons do appear in such places, to those who do believe in them." - Kimchi. In the monuments "In the caverns" - בנצורים bannetsurim, a word of doubtful signification. An ancient MS. has בצורים batstsurim, another בצרים batstsurim, "in the rocks;" and Le Clec thinks the Septuagint had it so in their copy. They render it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Which remain among the graves - That is, evidently for purposes of necromancy and divination. They do it to appear to hold converse with the dead, and to receive communications from them. The idea in necromancy was, that departed spirits must be acquainted with future events, or at least with the secret things of the invisible world where they dwelt, and that certain persons, by various arts, could become intimate with them, or familiar‘ with them, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4spending nights in secret places: God had banned the practice of necromancy (consulting dead spirits; see Isaiah 8:19–22; 47:9; Deuteronomy 18:9–11). the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls: See Isaiah 66:3–4; Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:3, 8.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. remain among ... graves--namely, for purposes of necromancy, as if to hold converse with the dead (Is 8:19, 20; compare Mr 5:3); or, for the sake of purifications, usually performed at night among sepulchres, to appease the manes [Maurer]. monuments--Hebrew, "pass the night in hidden recesses," either the idol's inmost shrines ("consecrated precincts") [Horsley], where they used to sleep, in order to have divine communications in dreams [Jerome]; or…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 65:4

• Broth
• Burial
• Church
• Condescension of God
• Idolatry
• Self-Righteousness
• Swine

In the dictionaries

• Boar
• Cry
• Sought
• Swine
• Thence
• Abomination
• Broth
• Divination
• Isaiah
• Monument

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