1 I was ready to answer those who didn’t ask.I was found by those who weren’t looking for me.I said, “Here I am! Here I am!”to a nation that didn’t worship me.
2 I stretched out my hands all day long to stubborn people.They chose to go the wrong direction.They followed their own plans.
3 These people constantly and openly provoked me.They offered sacrifices in gardensand burnt incense on brick altars.
4 They sat among the graves and spent their nights in caves.They ate pork and in their pots made broth from unclean foods.
5 They said, “Stay away! Don’t touch me!I’m holier than you are.”They have become like smoke in my nose,like a smoldering fire all day long.
6 “Look! It is written in front of me.I will not be silent, but I will repay.I will repay you in full.
7 I will repay you for your sinsand for the sins of your ancestors,” says the Lord.They burnt incense on the mountains and slandered me on the hills,so I will be the first to pay them back in full.