# Isaiah 65.2

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**Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah-the-prophet/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. I am inquired of by them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
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> **2. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;**
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> 3. a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks; 4. that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; (Isaiah 65:1-4, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. “I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.
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> **2. I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;**
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> 3. a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense on bricks; 4. who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; (Isaiah 65:1-4, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
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> **2. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;**
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> 3. A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; <sup>upon: Heb. upon bricks</sup> 4. Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; <sup>broth: or, pieces</sup> (Isaiah 65:1-4, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. I have been inquired of by those who asked not, I have been found by those who sought Me not, I have said, 'Behold Me, behold Me,' Unto a nation not calling in My name.
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> **2. I have spread out My hands all the day Unto an apostate people, Who are going in the way not good after their own thoughts.**
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> 3. The people who are provoking Me to anger, To My face continually, Sacrificing in gardens, and making perfume on the bricks: 4. Who are dwelling among sepulchres, And lodge in reserved places, Who are eating flesh of the sow, And a piece of abominable things, their vessels. (Isaiah 65:1-4, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Evil God Objection Defeater](/codex/evil-god-objection-defeater/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.