Isaiah 65:2

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 was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that did not call on my name. I spread out my hands all day long to a rebellious people who walk in the path that is not good, following their own thoughts. 3These people continually anger me to my face, sacrificing in gardens, burning incense on bricks, 4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs, and putting polluted broth in their bowls.

Isaiah 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 1:24Since I called out and you refused, extended my hand and no one paid attention,
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
• Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
• Luke 19:41As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it,
• Romans 10:21But to Israel he says, All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and defiant people.
• Isaiah 1:2Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth, for the Lord has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.
• Deuteronomy 9:7“Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God in the wilderness. You have been rebelling against the Lord from the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place.
• Deuteronomy 31:27For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!
• Jeremiah 5:23But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and have gone away.
• Ezekiel 2:3He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to the rebellious pagans who have rebelled against me. The Israelites and their ancestors have transgressed against me to this day.
• Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us. They displease God and are hostile to everyone,
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run after evil, and they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.
• Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good, and he does not reject evil.
• Proverbs 16:29A violent person lures his neighbor, leading him on a path 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