>>508593407>We knowโI let Myself be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I let Myself be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, โHere am I, here am I,โ
To the nation [Israel] which did not call on My Name.
โI have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious and stubborn people,
Who walk in the way that is not good, [following] after their own thoughts and intentions,
The people who continually provoke Me to My face,
Sacrificing [to idols] in gardens and making offerings with incense on bricks [instead of at the designated altar];
Who sit among the graves [trying to conjure up evil spirits] and spend the night in the secret places [where spirits are thought to dwell];
Who eat swineโs flesh,
And their pots hold the broth of [a]unclean meat;
Who say, โKeep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I [b]am too holy for you [and you might defile me]!โ
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
โIndeed, it is written before Me,
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will even repay it [directly] into their [c]arms,
Both your own wickedness and the wickedness of your fathers,โ says the Lord.
โSince they too have made offerings with incense on the mountains
And scorned and taunted Me on the hills,
I therefore will measure [punishment for] their former work [directly] into their [d]arms.โ
This is what the Lord says,
โAs the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, โDo not destroy it, for there is a blessing and benefit in it,โ
So I will do for the sake of My servants
In order not to destroy all of them.