1I 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.
2I 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;
3a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;
4that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine`s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
6Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,
7your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.
