Isaiah 65:4

Translations

Modern

…sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

Traditional

Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

Literal

…sitting among the graves and spending nights in lookouts, those eating the flesh of swine and the broth of of abominations in their vessels;

Latin

…qui habitant in sepulchris, et in delubris idolorum dormiunt; qui comedunt carnem suillam, et jus profanum in vasis eorum;

Original

Hebrew

English

…sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

Notes

Isaiah 65:4

spending nights in secret places: God had banned the practice of necromancy (consulting dead spirits; see Isaiah 8:19–22; 47:9; Deuteronomy 18:9–11).
the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls: See Isaiah 66:3–4; Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:3, 8.

Isaiah 65:1–66:24

Here, the Lord responds to the prayer in Isaiah 63:7–64:12.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

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Isaiah 66:17
“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
Leviticus 11:7
And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
Isaiah 66:3
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
Deuteronomy 14:8
…as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
Luke 8:27
When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
Deuteronomy 18:11
…casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.
Ezekiel 4:14
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
Mark 5:2–5
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
Deuteronomy 14:3
You must not eat any detestable thing.
Matthew 8:28
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
Numbers 19:16–20
Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
Numbers 19:11
Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.

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