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I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, "Here I am, here I am," to a nation that did not call on my name.
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I held out my hands all day long to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;
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a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and offering incense on bricks;
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who sit inside tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat swine's flesh, with broth of abominable things in their vessels;
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who say, "Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am too holy for you." These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard)
