Isaiah 65:4
2 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;
3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
- 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;
- WEB
- who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
- ASV
- that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine`s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
- DARBY
- who sit down among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; who eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things [is in] their vessels;
- BLB
- sitting among the graves and spending nights in lookouts, those eating the flesh of swine and the broth of of abominations [in] their vessels;
- ÅB
- som sitter i gravene og overnatter i avkrokene, som spiser svinekjøtt, og hvis kar er fulle av avskyelig suppe,
- OTB
- som sitter blant gravene og tilbringer natten på hemmelige steder; som spiser svinekjøtt, og hvis gryter inneholder kraft av urent kjøtt;
- B1930
- som sitter i gravene og overnatter i avkrokene, som eter svinekjøtt, og hvis kar er fulle av vederstyggelig suppe,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 66:17
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Read in contextLeviticus 11:7
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 14:8
And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:3
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Read in contextMatthew 8:28
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:11
Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Read in contextEzekiel 4:14
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
Read in contextMark 5:2–5
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
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