Who say, ‘(A)Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My [a]nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
Behold, it is written before Me:
I will (B)not keep silent, but (C)I will repay;
I will even repay [b]into their laps,
Both your own (D)wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together,” says the Lord.
“Because they have (E)burned incense on the mountains
And (F)scorned Me on the hills,
Therefore I will (G)measure their former work [c]into their laps.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 65:5 Lit nose
  2. Isaiah 65:6 I.e., individually and fully
  3. Isaiah 65:7 I.e., individually and fully

who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
    for I am too sacred(A) for you!’
Such people are smoke(B) in my nostrils,
    a fire that keeps burning all day.

“See, it stands written before me:
    I will not keep silent(C) but will pay back(D) in full;
    I will pay it back into their laps(E)
both your sins(F) and the sins of your ancestors,”(G)
    says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
    and defied me on the hills,(H)
I will measure into their laps
    the full payment(I) for their former deeds.”

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