Isaiah 65:5 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 65:5

They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

that 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.

KJV

Which 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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

(Verses 4, 5.) Those who dwell in tombs and sleep in the temples of idols, who eat pork meat and unclean broth from their vessels, who say, 'Go away from me, do not come near me, for you are unclean.' LXX: They sleep in tombs and caves because of the nightmares, those who eat pork meat and the broth of sacrifices, all their vessels are profane. They say, 'Go far away from me, do not come near me, for I am clean.'

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Which say, Stand by thyself - Who at the time that they engage in these abominations are distinguished for spiritual pride. The most worthless people are commonly the most proud; and they who have wandered farthest from God have in general the most exalted idea of their own goodness. It was a characteristic of a large part of the Jewish nation, and especially of the Pharisees, to be self-righteous and proud.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Applicable to the hypocritical self-justifiers of our Lord's time. smoke--alluding to the smoke of their self-righteous sacrifices; the fire of God's wrath was kindled at the sight, and exhibited itself in the smoke that breathed forth from His nostrils; in Hebrew the nose is the seat of anger; and the nostrils distended in wrath, as it were, breathe forth smoke [ROSENMULLER] (Ps 18:8).

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הָאֹֽמְרִים֙	ha.'o.me.Rim	who say	H559 →
קְרַ֣ב	ke.Rav	draw near	H7126 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	to yourself	H413 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּגַּשׁ־	ti.gash-	you draw near	H5066 →
בִּ֖י	bi	to me
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
קְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ	ke.dash.Ti.cha	I am set apart from you	H6942 →
אֵ֚לֶּה	'E.leh	these [people]	H428 →
עָשָׁ֣ן	'a.Shan	[are] smoke	H6227 →
בְּאַפִּ֔י	be.'a.Pi	in nose my	H639 →
אֵ֥שׁ	'esh	a fire	H784 →
יֹקֶ֖דֶת	yo.Ke.det	[which] burns	H3344 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַיּֽוֹם׃	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
leads to
- Proverbs 6:16–17
  There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
- Proverbs 8:13
  To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Proverbs 11:21
  Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
- Romans 2:8–9
  But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- James 4:6
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Through
Luke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she…
leads to
- Luke 7:16
  A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
- Luke 15:2
  So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Proverbs 23:7
  for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.