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

1The Lord says, ‘I was ready to answer, even when my people did not ask me anything. I showed myself to people who were not even looking for me. I said, “Look! Here I am!” to a nation who did not even use my name to pray. All the time, I have been ready to help my people, even though they turned against me. But they continue to live in a way that is not good. They do whatever they want to do. 3They continue to make me angry, as they insult me without shame. They offer sacrifices to their idols in their gardens. They burn incense to them on altars that are made from bricks. 4They sit among the graves and they hide in caves. They eat meat from pigs. They use unclean meat to make their soup.

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 1:24I called out to you, but you refused to listen. I reached out to you, but you turned your backs to me.
• Matthew 23:37Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed God's prophets. They have thrown stones to kill other people that God has sent to you. Many times, I have wanted to bring all of your people near to me. A female bird covers her babies with her body to make them safe. But you would not let me keep you from danger like that.
• Luke 13:34Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed God's prophets. And they have thrown stones to kill other people that God has sent to you. Many times, I have wanted to bring all of your people near to me. A female bird covers her babies with her body to make them safe. But you would not let me keep you from danger like that.
• Luke 19:41When Jesus got near to the city, he looked at it. He cried because he felt very sorry for the people in it.
• Romans 10:21But Isaiah says this about Israel's people: ‘God says: For a very long time, I have been asking my people to return to me. But they refused to obey me. They turned against me.’
• Isaiah 1:2Hear the Lord, those who live in heaven! Listen to him, you people on the earth! Listen carefully because the Lord has spoken! He says, ‘I have helped my children to grow. I took care of them but now they have turned against me!
• Isaiah 63:10But they turned against him. They made his Holy Spirit angry. So he then became their enemy. He fought against them.
• Deuteronomy 9:7Remember how you made the Lord your God angry when you were in the desert. Never forget that! Since you left Egypt, you have always turned against the Lord your God. You have continued to make him angry all the time until you arrived here.
• Deuteronomy 31:27I know that they are a proud people who do not want to obey me. All the time that I have been living among them, they have turned against the Lord. After my death, they will turn against him even more!
• Jeremiah 5:23But these people do not obey me, as the waves do. They have turned away from me. They have chosen to go their own way.
• Ezekiel 2:3He said, ‘Son of man, I am sending you to Israel's people. They are a nation of people who have turned against me. They and their ancestors have refused to obey me, even until today.
• Acts 7:51Then Stephen said, ‘You people do not want to obey God! You do not want to listen to God's true message. You are the same as your ancestors. Like them, you always fight against what the Holy Spirit says.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15People like that even killed the Lord Jesus. They killed God's prophets, too. They also did bad things against us, so that we had to leave their towns. They make God become angry. They are enemies of all people,
• Isaiah 59:7They rush to do evil things. They hurry to kill people who have not done anything wrong. They think only about sin. They only want to be cruel and to hurt people.
• Psalms 36:4While he lies on his bed at night, he thinks about bad things that he can do. He lives only to do things that are not good. He does not turn away from evil things.
• Proverbs 16:29Violent people deceive their friends. They lead their friends to do wrong things.

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