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 permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’ To a nation which did not call on My name. I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, Who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts, 3A people who continually provoke Me to My face, Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks; 4Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat pig’s flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.

Isaiah 65:2 word by word

פֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּי יָדַ֛י כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם אֶל־עַ֣ם סוֹרֵ֑ר הַהֹלְכִים֙ הַדֶּ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ט֔וֹב אַחַ֖ר מַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• I have spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• My handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• rebelliousסָרַרsârar · to rebelH5637
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Who walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• which is not goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• thoughtsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284

Cross-references for Isaiah 65:2

• Proverbs 1:24Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
• Luke 13:34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, and you were unwilling!
• Luke 19:41When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it,
• Romans 10:21But as for Israel, He says, “I have spread out My hands all day long to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
• Isaiah 1:2Listen, heavens, and hear, earth; For the Lord has spoken: “Sons I have raised and brought up, But they have revolted against Me.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.
• Deuteronomy 9:7Remember, do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to anger in the wilderness; from the day that you left the land of Egypt until you arrived at this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 31:27For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, as long as I have been alive with you until today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?
• Jeremiah 5:23But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; They have turned aside and departed.
• Ezekiel 2:3Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have revolted against Me to this very day.
• Acts 7:51“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. They are not pleasing to God, but hostile to all people,
• Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of wrongdoing, Devastation and destruction are in their paths.
• Psalms 36:4He plans wickedness on his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not reject evil.
• Proverbs 16:29A person of violence entices his neighbor And leads him in a way 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