Isaiah 65:2

2 I have always been ready to welcome my people, who stubbornly do what is wrong and go their own way. ¹

Isaiah 65:2 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 21:8

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

Isaiah 65:2 In-Context

1 The Lord said, "I was ready to answer my people's prayers, but they did not pray. I was ready for them to find me, but they did not even try. The nation did not pray to me, even though I was always ready to answer, "Here I am; I will help you.'

2 I have always been ready to welcome my people, who stubbornly do what is wrong and go their own way.

3 They shamelessly keep on making me angry. They offer pagan sacrifices at sacred gardens and burn incense on pagan altars.

4 At night they go to caves and tombs to consult the spirits of the dead. They eat pork and drink broth made from meat offered in pagan sacrifices.

5 And then they say to others, "Keep away from us; we are too holy for you to touch!' I cannot stand people like that - my anger against them is like a fire that never goes out.

Cross References

• 1. 65.2Romans 10.21.