Isaiah 65:5

5 "Who say, '1Keep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am holier than you!' These are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day.

Isaiah 65:5 In-Context

3 A people who continually provoke Me to My face, Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks;
4 Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat swine's flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.
5 "Who say, 'Keep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am holier than you!' These are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day.
6 "Behold, it is written before Me, I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will even repay into their bosom,
7 Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together," says the LORD . "Because they have burned incense on the mountains And scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom."

Cross References 1

  • 1. Matthew 9:11; Luke 7:39; Luke 18:9-12

Footnotes 1

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