1 “I was sought by those who did not ask for Me;I was found by those who did not seek Me.I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’To a nation that was not called by My name.
2 I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,Who walk in a way that is not good,According to their own thoughts;
3 A people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face;Who sacrifice in gardens,And burn incense on altars of brick;
4 Who sit among the graves,And spend the night in the tombs;Who eat swine’s flesh,And the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
5 Who say, ‘Keep to yourself,Do not come near me,For I am holier than you!’These are smoke in My nostrils,A fire that burns all the day.
6 “Behold, it is written before Me:I will not keep silence, but will repay—Even repay into their bosom—