Isaías 65:3

3 povo que de contínuo me provoca diante da minha face, sacrificando em jardins e queimando incenso sobre tijolos;

Isaías 65:3 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 65:3

A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face,
&c.] They committed their sins openly, without any fear of the divine Being, and in defiance of him, not at all awed by his omniscience and omnipresence; they committed them in the open streets, and even in the temple, the place of the divine residence; and these they did constantly, which provoked him to anger and wrath against them; particularly the following sins: that sacrificeth in gardens;
to idols, as the Targum, placed there, as they were under every green tree; or in groves, where idols were worshipped. Fortunatus Scacchus ^F8 thinks this refers to their having their sepulchres in their gardens, where they consulted the dead; which is favoured by a clause in the next verse: and burneth incense on altars of brick:
or, "upon bricks" ^F9. Kimchi says, when they made bricks, they put upon them incense for idols; or, "upon tiles"; upon the roofs of their houses, which were covered with tiles; see ( Jeremiah 19:13 ) when incense should only have been burnt upon the golden altar erected for that purpose, ( Exodus 30:1 Exodus 30:3 ) , not that these idolatrous actions were committed by the Jews in the times of Christ and his apostles, the times preceding their last destruction; for, after their return front the Babylonish captivity, they were not guilty of idolatry; but these were the sins of their fathers, which God would recompense into their bosoms, according to ( Isaiah 65:7 ) they now filling up the measure of their iniquities, ( Matthew 23:32 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Sacr. Eleaochr. Myrothec. I. 2. c. 55. col. 580.
F9 (Mynblh le) "super lateres", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Vitringa.

Isaías 65:3 In-Context

1 Tornei-me acessível aos que não perguntavam por mim; fui achado daqueles que não me buscavam. A uma nação que não se chamava do meu nome eu disse: Eis-me aqui, eis-me aqui.

2 Estendi as minhas mãos o dia todo a um povo rebelde, que anda por um caminho que não é bom, após os seus próprios pensamentos;

3 povo que de contínuo me provoca diante da minha face, sacrificando em jardins e queimando incenso sobre tijolos;

4 que se assenta entre as sepulturas, e passa as noites junto aos lugares secretos; que come carne de porco, achando-se caldo de coisas abomináveis nas suas vasilhas;

5 e que dizem: Retira-te, e não te chegues a mim, porque sou mais santo do que tu. Estes são fumaça no meu nariz, um fogo que arde o dia todo.