Isaiah 65:5–7

5 who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,

for I am too sacred for you!’

Such people are smoke in my nostrils,

a fire that keeps burning all day.

6 “See, it stands written before me:

I will not keep silent but will pay back in full;

I will pay it back into their laps—

7 both your sins and the sins of your ancestors,”

says the Lord.

“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains

and defied me on the hills,

I will measure into their laps

the full payment for their former deeds.”

5 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.

6 Behold, it is written before me:

I will not keep silence, but will recompense,

Even recompense into their bosom,

7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the Lord,

Which have burned incense upon the mountains,

And blasphemed me upon the hills:

Therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

5 Yet they say to each other,

‘Don’t come too close or you will defile me!

I am holier than you!’

These people are a stench in my nostrils,

an acrid smell that never goes away.

6 “Look, my decree is written out in front of me:

I will not stand silent;

I will repay them in full!

Yes, I will repay them—

7 both for their own sins

and for those of their ancestors,”

says the Lord.

“For they also burned incense on the mountains

and insulted me on the hills.

I will pay them back in full!

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—

7 Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together,”

Says the Lord,

“Who have burned incense on the mountains

And blasphemed Me on the hills;

Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”

5 But they tell others, ‘Stay away, and don’t come near me.

I am too holy for you.’

These people are like smoke in my nose.

Like a fire that burns all the time, they continue to make me angry.

6 “Look, it is written here before me.

I will not be quiet; instead, I will repay you in full.

I will punish you for what you have done.

7 I will punish you for your sins and your ancestors’ sins,”

says the Lord.

“They burned incense to gods on the mountains

and shamed me on those hills.

So I will punish them as they should be punished

for what they did.”

5 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. 6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom, 7 your 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.

5 who 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. 6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 7 your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and outraged me upon the hills; and I will measure their former work into their bosom.

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 sins 

and 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. 

5 They say, ‘Keep to yourself,

don’t come near me, for I am too holy for you!’

These practices are smoke in My nostrils,

a fire that burns all day long.

6 It is written before Me:

I will not keep silent, but I will repay;

I will repay them fully

7 for your iniquities and the iniquities

of your fathers together,”

says the Lord.

“Because they burned incense on the mountains

and reproached Me on the hills,

I will reward them fully

for their former deeds.”

5 who say, “Keep to yourself;

do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”

These are a smoke in my nostrils,

a fire that burns all day long.

6 See, it is written before me:

I will not keep silent, but I will repay;

I will indeed repay into their laps

7 their iniquities and their ancestors’ iniquities together,

says the Lord;

because they offered incense on the mountains

and reviled me on the hills,

I will measure into their laps

full payment for their actions.

5 who say, “Keep to yourself!

You must not come near me, for I am too holy for you!”

These are a smoke in my nostrils,

a fire burning all day.

6 Look! It is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will repay;

and I will repay in the fold of their garment

7 your iniquities and the iniquities of your ancestors together, says Yahweh,

because they made smoke offerings on the mountains

and they taunted me on the hills,

I will measure their punishment from the beginning into the fold of their garment.”

5 They say, ‘Keep away! Don’t come near us!

We are too sacred for you!’

Those people are like smoke in my nose.

They are like a fire that keeps burning all day.

6 “I will judge them. I have even written it down.

I will not keep silent.

Instead, I will pay them back for all of their sins.

7 I will punish them for their sins

and the sins of their people before them,”

says the Lord.

“They burned sacrifices on the mountains.

They disobeyed me by worshiping other gods on the hills.

So I will really punish them

for all of the sins they have committed.”

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 silent, but I will repay;

I will even repay into their bosom,

7 Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says the Lord.

“Because they have burned incense on the mountains

And scorned Me on the hills,

Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”