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;
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)At night they go out among the graves, worshiping the dead. They eat the flesh of pigs and make stews with other forbidden foods.

Context of Isaiah 65:4

2I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices; 3a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and making offerings on bricks; 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; 5who say, "Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am too holy for you." These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all the day. 6Behold, it is written before me: "I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into their lap

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"Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days.
• Deuteronomy 18:11or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead,
• Matthew 8:28And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
• Mark 5:2And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.
• Luke 8:27When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs.
• Isaiah 66:3"He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;
• Leviticus 11:7And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
• Deuteronomy 14:8And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.
• Exodus 23:19"The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. "You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
• Exodus 34:26The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk."
• Deuteronomy 14:3"You shall not eat any abomination.
• Ezekiel 4:14Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into 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