1 I, the Lord, was readyto answer even thosewho were not askingand to be found by thosewho were not searching.To a nation that refusedto worship me,I said, “Here I am!”
2 All day long I have reached outto stubborn and sinful peoplegoing their own way.
3 They keep making me angryby sneering at me,while offering sacrificesto idols in gardensand burning incenseto them on bricks.
4 They spend their nightshiding in burial caves;they eat the meat of pigs,cooked in saucesmade of stuff unfit to eat.
5 And then they say to others,“Don't come near us!We're dedicated to God.”Such people are like smoke,irritating my nose all day.