Isaiah 65:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; ”

Isaiah 65:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A people - This verse contains a specification of the reasons why God had rejected them, and brought the calamities upon them. That provoketh me to anger - That is, by their sins. They give c...
Isaiah 65:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in (d) gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of (e) brick; (d) Which were dedicated to idols. (e) Meaning their altar...
Isaiah 65:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Retribution Awaits those who Cling to the Old Ritual Practices and Refuse to Adhere to the Reformed Religion. Yahweh declares His readiness to respond to this people, but they would not approach Hi...
Isaiah 65:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

provoketh Me to anger. Reference to Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 32:21 , the same word, though not the same form). App-92. that sacrificeth in gardens. Reference to Pentateuch ( Leviticus 17:5 )....
Isaiah 65:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. A people that provoketh me. Here he describes and illustrates more largely in what respects the Jews were rebellious against God. It was because they had forsaken the command of God, and...
Isaiah 65:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; That sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of bric...
Isaiah 65:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

That sacrificeth in gardens, &c.— The superstition of the Jews is here reproved: the passage is not to be understood literally, but mystically (see ch. Isaiah 66:17 .); the prophet herein figu...
Isaiah 65:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; A people that provoketh me to anger continually - answering...
Isaiah 65:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Render, 'I have offered answers to those who asked not; I have been at hand to those who sought me not.. a nation that hath not called upon my name.' The v. refers to the Israelites who neglecte...
Isaiah 65:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

That sacriflceth in gardens. — It is not without significance, as bearing on the date of the chapter, that the practice was common in Judah under Ahaz. (Comp. Isaiah 1:29 ; Micah 5 ; Ezekiel 20:...
Isaiah 65:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXV A LAST INTERCESSION AND THE JUDGMENT Isaiah 63:7 through Isaiah 66:1-24 WE might well have thought, that with the section we have been considering the prophecy of Israel's Redemp...
Isaiah 65:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Seed Rescued from Destruction Isaiah 65:1-12 The prophet now enumerates the reasons that forced the Lord to turn aside from the Chosen People, and call in the Gentiles to occupy the place and...
Isaiah 65:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have a graphic description of the working of the principle of discrimination, the sifting of the people by God. There is first a contrast between the false and the true. The rebell...
Isaiah 65:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is the lamentation of Jesus over his ancient people, the Jews. And what a sad history of rebellion, from the beginning, when God formed them into a Church, to the time of their rejecting the Lor...
Isaiah 65:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face ,.... They committed their sins openly, without any fear of the divine Being, and in defiance of him, not at all awed by his omniscience an...
Isaiah 65:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; Ver. 3. A people that provoketh me to my face. ] As it were for t...
Isaiah 65:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A people that provoketh me to anger That the Jews are the people here intended, is without question: the prophet, speaking of the calling of the Gentiles, upon their rejection, enumerates some of t...
Isaiah 65:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Conversion of the Gentiles; The Wickedness of the Jews; The Rejection of the Jews. B. C. 706....
Isaiah 65:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A people that provoketh me to anger: that the Jews are the people here intended is without question; the prophet, speaking of the calling of the Gentiles upon their rejection, reckons up their sins...
Isaiah 65:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Majority Of His People Will Reject Him For Their Idols And Will Receive Their Just Punishment ( Isaiah 65:2-7 ). On the other hand those who do claim to be called by His name, but are hypocrit...
Isaiah 65:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 65:4 . Which remain among the graves. The LXX add, dream. Perhaps Jude had this text in his eye, when he calls the wicked “filthy dreamers.” See Augustine's city of God. Which eat swine...
Isaiah 65:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

A people that provoked Me to anger Obstinacy provokes God’s wrath By rejecting His love with stiff-necked obstinacy, they have incurred wrath, which, though long and patiently restrained, now b...
Isaiah 65:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION XI .— GOD 'S ANSWER TO THE EXILES ' PRAYER ( Isaiah 65:1-23 .) EXPOSITION Isaiah 65:1-23 ISRAEL 'S SUFFERINGS THE JUST MEED OF THEIR SINS . God's mercy is...
Isaiah 65:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's Refusal
Isaiah 65:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 17:14-17 ; 2 Kings 22:17 ; Deuteronomy 32:16-19 ; Deuteronomy 32:21 ; Exodus 20:24 ; Exodus 20:25 ; Exodus 30:1-10 ; Ezekiel 20:28 ; Ezekiel 8:17 ; Ezekiel 8:18 ; Isaiah 1:29 ; Is...
Isaiah 65:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To my face — With the utmost impudence, not taking notice of God's omnipresence, and omniscience. In gardens, &c. — Directly contrary to the divine rule.

Isaiah 65:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 65:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 65:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 65:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 65:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 65:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 65:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 65:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 65:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 65:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 65:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 65:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 65:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 65:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes