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the peopleהָעָםwho provoke meהַמַּכְעִיסִים אוֹתִיto my faceעַל פָּנַיcontinually,תָּמִידsacrificingזֹבְחִיםin the gardensבַּגַּנּוֹתand burning incenseוּמְקַטְּרִיםon the bricks;עַל הַלְּבֵנִים
Isaiah 65:3
Study it in the app“the people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on the bricks;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 65:3, word by word
- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- who provoke meמַּכְעִיסִיםmachisim
provoke
To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.
Where else “machisim” appears- to my faceפָּנַpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears- continuallyתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- sacrificingזֹבְחִיםzovchim
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zovchim” appears- in the gardensגַּנּוֹתganot
garden
Garden.
Where else “ganot” appears- and burning incenseמְקַטְּרִיםmekatrim
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “mekatrim” appears- on the bricksלְּבֵנִיםlevenim
brick
Brick of clay.
Where else “levenim” appears
The context
2I have spread out my hands all the day to an obstinate people, who walk in the way that is not good, after their thoughts;
3 · This verse (above)
4who sit in the tombs and spend the night in hidden places; who eat the flesh of pigs, and broth of repulsive things is in their vessels;