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

1I was ready to answer those who didn’t ask. I was found by those who weren’t looking for me. I said, “Here I am! Here I am!” to a nation that didn’t worship me. I stretched out my hands all day long to stubborn people. They chose to go the wrong direction. They followed their own plans. 3These people constantly and openly provoked me. They offered sacrifices in gardens and burnt incense on brick altars. 4They sat among the graves and spent their nights in caves. They ate pork and in their pots made broth from unclean foods.

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 1:24“I called, and you refused to listen. I stretched out my hands to you, and no one paid attention.
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone to death those sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you were not willing!
• Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone to death those sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings! But you were not willing!
• Luke 19:41When he came closer and saw the city, he began to cry.
• Romans 10:21Then Isaiah said about Israel, “All day long I have stretched out my hands to disobedient and rebellious people.”
• Isaiah 1:2Listen, heaven, and pay attention, earth! The Lord has spoken, “I raised ⌞my⌟ children and helped them grow, but they have rebelled against me.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.
• Deuteronomy 9:7Never forget how you made the Lord your God angry in the desert. You’ve rebelled against the Lord from the day you left Egypt until you came here.
• Deuteronomy 31:27I know how rebellious you are. You are impossible to deal with. While I am alive and still with you, you are rebelling against the Lord. How much more rebellious will you be after I die?
• Jeremiah 5:23But these people are stubborn and rebellious. They have turned aside and wandered away from me.
• Ezekiel 2:3He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They are people from a nation that has rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have rebelled against me to this day.
• Acts 7:51“How stubborn can you be? How can you be so heartless and disobedient? You’re just like your ancestors. They always opposed the Holy Spirit, and so do you!
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and who have persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God. They are enemies of the whole human race
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to do evil. They hurry to shed innocent blood. Their plans are evil. Ruin and destruction are on their highways.
• Psalms 36:4He invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject evil.
• Proverbs 16:29A violent person misleads his neighbor and leads 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