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They eat the flesh of pigs and make stews with other forbidden foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/65.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig’s flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/65.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/65.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable <i>things is in</i> their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/65.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who sit among the graves, And spend the night in the tombs; Who eat swine’s flesh, And the broth of abominable things is <i>in</i> their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/65.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat pig’s flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is <i>in</i> their pots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/65.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat swine&#8217s flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/65.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Who sit among graves, and spend the night in secret places; Who eat swine’s flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is <i>in</i> their pots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/65.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places, Who eat swine’s flesh, And the broth of offensive meat is <i>in</i> their pots,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/65.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who sit among the graves [trying to conjure up evil spirits] and spend the night in the secret places [where spirits are thought to dwell]; Who eat swine’s flesh, And their pots <i>hold</i> the broth of unclean meat;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/65.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs, and putting polluted broth in their bowls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/65.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs, and putting polluted broth in their bowls. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/65.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/65.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They spend their nights hiding in burial caves; they eat the meat of pigs, cooked in sauces made of stuff unfit to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/65.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />which sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/65.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They sat among the graves and spent their nights in caves. They ate pork and in their pots made broth from unclean foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/65.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At night they go to caves and tombs to consult the spirits of the dead. They eat pork and drink broth made from meat offered in pagan sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/65.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />who sit among graves, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pigs' meat, with the broth of detestable things in their pots;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/65.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/65.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They sit among the tombs and keep watch all night long. They eat pork, and broth from unclean sacrificial meat is in their pans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/65.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/65.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/65.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/65.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who are dwelling among tombs, "" And lodge in reserved places, "" Who are eating flesh of the sow, "" And a piece of abominations—their vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/65.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who are dwelling among sepulchres, And lodge in reserved places, Who are eating flesh of the sow, And a piece of abominable things -- their vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/65.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Dwelling among the graves, and they will lodge among the watchers, eating swine's flesh, and broth of unclean things in their vessels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/65.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That dwell in sepulchres, and sleep in the temple of idols: that eat swine's flesh, and profane broth is in their vessels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/65.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They live in sepulchers, and they sleep in the shrines of idols. They eat the flesh of swine, and a profane elixir is in their vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/65.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Sitting in tombs and spending the night in caves, Eating the flesh of pigs, with broth of unclean meat in their dishes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/65.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who sit inside tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat swine’s flesh, with broth of abominable things in their vessels;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/65.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who sit in tombs and lodge in caves, who eat swine's flesh and pollute their vessels with unclean carcasses; to break the law and to defile the holy covenant, that they may provoke the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/65.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they sit in graves and lodge in caves and eat meat of pigs and they pollute their garments with corpses to violate the Law, and to defile the holy covenant that they would anger LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/65.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That sit among the graves, And lodge in the vaults; That eat swine's flesh, And broth of abominable things is in their vessels;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/65.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They lie down to sleep in the tombs and in the caves for the sake of dreams, <i>even</i> they that eat swine's flesh, and the broth of <i>their</i> sacrifices: all their vessels are defiled:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/65-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14199" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/65.htm">Judgments and Promises</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick, <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm" title="6913: baq·qə·ḇā·rîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A grave, sepulcher. Or qibrah; from qabar; a sepulchre.">among the graves,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3885.htm" title="3885: yā·lî·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Or liyn; a primitive root; to stop; by implication, to stay permanently; hence to be obstinate.">spending nights</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: ū·ḇan·nə·ṣū·rîm (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">in secret places,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eating</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/2386.htm" title="2386: ha·ḥă·zîr (Art:: N-ms) -- Swine, boar. From an unused root probably meaning to enclose; a hog.">of pigs</a> <a href="/hebrew/6564.htm" title="6564: ū·p̄ə·raq (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Broth. From paraq; soup."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6292.htm" title="6292: pig·gu·lîm (N-mp) -- Foul thing, refuse. Or piggul; from an unused root meaning to stink; properly, fetid, i.e. unclean.">and polluted broth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">from their bowls.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7-8</a></span><br />And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. / You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8</a></span><br />‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Leviticus 7:18-21</a></span><br />If any of the meat from his peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presented it; it shall be an abomination, and the one who eats of it shall bear his iniquity. / Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it. / But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Leviticus 17:10-15</a></span><br />If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people. / For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. / Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Leviticus 19:26</a></span><br />You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a></span><br />Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">1 Samuel 28:7-9</a></span><br />Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied. / So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.” / But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a></span><br />He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a></span><br />He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;</p><p class="hdg">remain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11,16-20</a></b></br> He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/18-11.htm">Deuteronomy 18:11</a></b></br> Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Matthew 8:28</a></b></br> And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.</p><p class="hdg">which eat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3,17</a></b></br> He that killeth an ox <i>is as if</i> he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, <i>as if</i> he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, <i>as if he offered</i> swine's blood; he that burneth incense, <i>as if</i> he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7</a></b></br> And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he <i>is</i> unclean to you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></b></br> And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it <i>is</i> unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.</p><p class="hdg">broth, or, pieces</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a></b></br> The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Exodus 34:26</a></b></br> The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3,21</a></b></br> Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/14-19.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Broth</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Lodge</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Monuments</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Night</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Nights</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Pigs</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Pig's</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Reserved</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-16.htm">Sepulchres</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-2.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-10.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Swine's</a> <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Tombs</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-34.htm">Vaults</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/exodus/12-42.htm">Vigil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Broth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Lodge</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Monuments</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Night</a> <a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Nights</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Pigs</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Pig's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Pots</a> <a href="/mark/10-40.htm">Reserved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Resting-Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Sepulchres</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Swine's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Tombs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-16.htm">Vaults</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/exodus/12-42.htm">Vigil</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 65</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">The calling of the Gentiles, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">and the rejection of the Jews, for their incredulity, idolatry, and hypocrisy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">A remnant shall be saved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Judgments on the wicked, and blessings on the godly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">The blessed state of the new Jerusalem</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Graves were considered unclean places (<a href="/numbers/19-16.htm">Numbers 19:16</a>), and sitting among them indicates a deliberate engagement with impurity. This behavior reflects a departure from the covenantal relationship with God, as the Israelites were called to be separate from pagan practices. The imagery of graves also symbolizes spiritual death and separation from God, contrasting with the life and purity expected of God's people.<p><b>spending nights in secret places</b><br>This phrase implies engaging in occult practices or idolatrous rituals conducted under the cover of darkness. Such activities were often associated with pagan worship, which included secretive rites and ceremonies. The secrecy suggests a willful rebellion against God's commandments, as these actions were hidden from the community but not from God. The Bible frequently contrasts light and darkness, with darkness symbolizing sin and separation from God (<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a>). This behavior indicates a preference for darkness over the light of God's truth.<p><b>eating the meat of pigs</b><br>Pigs were considered unclean animals according to Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7-8</a>). Consuming pork was a direct violation of dietary laws given to the Israelites, symbolizing a rejection of God's holiness standards. This act represents a broader disregard for God's commandments and a willingness to adopt Gentile practices. The consumption of unclean food is often used metaphorically in Scripture to illustrate spiritual defilement and rebellion against God (<a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a>). It highlights the people's choice to satisfy their desires over obedience to God.<p><b>and polluted broth from their bowls</b><br>This phrase suggests the consumption of ritually impure food, further emphasizing the theme of defilement. The term "polluted" indicates a violation of purity laws, which were central to maintaining a right relationship with God. The use of "bowls" may imply participation in idolatrous feasts or rituals, where such food was offered to idols. This behavior reflects a syncretism, blending pagan practices with the worship of Yahweh, which was condemned throughout the Old Testament (<a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a>). It underscores the spiritual corruption and apostasy of the people, who have turned away from God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, calling them to repentance and foretelling both judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of Isaiah's message. In this context, they are being rebuked for their idolatrous and sinful practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/graves.htm">Graves</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, graves were considered unclean places. Sitting among them symbolizes engaging in practices that are spiritually defiling.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/secret_places.htm">Secret Places</a></b><br>These refer to hidden or clandestine locations where illicit or idolatrous activities were conducted, away from the public eye.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pigs_and_polluted_broth.htm">Pigs and Polluted Broth</a></b><br>Pigs were considered unclean animals according to Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7</a>). Eating their meat and consuming polluted broth signifies a blatant disregard for God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_defilement.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Defilement</a></b><br>Engaging in practices that God has declared unclean or sinful leads to spiritual defilement. Believers must be vigilant in avoiding such activities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God's commands, as seen in the Israelites' actions, results in separation from God and His blessings. We must strive to live in obedience to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>God calls His people to be holy and set apart. This requires rejecting practices that are contrary to His nature and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>When we recognize sin in our lives, we must turn away from it and seek God's forgiveness. Repentance restores our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_culture.htm">The Influence of Culture</a></b><br>The Israelites were influenced by surrounding pagan cultures. We must be cautious of cultural influences that lead us away from biblical truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_65.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 65</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_to_you_after_death.htm">What happens to you after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_our_eternal_dwelling_place.htm">Are pleasures everlasting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_65_19__why_weeping_in_jerusalem.htm">Isaiah 65:19: How do we reconcile the promise of no more weeping in Jerusalem with its violent and sorrowful history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_day_of_the_lord_signify.htm">What does the Day of the Lord signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/65.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Which remain among the graves.</span>--Probably the rock graves of Palestine, which, although they were ceremonially unclean, were not unfrequently used as dwellings (<a href="/matthew/8-28.htm" title="And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.">Matthew 8:28</a>; <a href="/mark/5-3.htm" title="Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:">Mark 5:3</a>). The charge may be one merely of neglecting the precepts of the Law, but possibly also may imply that the graves were frequented, as in <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead?">Isaiah 8:19</a>; <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm" title="And you shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust, and your voice shall be, as of one that has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.">Isaiah 29:4</a>, for necromantic purposes.<p><span class= "bld">Lodge in the monuments . . .</span>--Here, again, the words probably point to practices more or less idolatrous, and common among the heathen of the time. Jerome (<span class= "ital">in loc.</span>) notes the fact that men went to sleep in the crypts of the Temple of 'sculapius, in the hope of gaining visions of the future, and translates <span class= "ital">in delubris idolorum.</span><p><span class= "bld">Which eat swine's flesh.</span>--The flesh of swine was apparently forbidden, not on sanitary grounds only or chiefly, but because that animal was sacrificed in the festivals of Thammuz (<a href="/ezekiel/8-14.htm" title="Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.">Ezekiel 8:14</a>), or Adonis. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm" title="They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the middle, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, said the LORD.">Isaiah 66:17</a>.) It may be noted, as against the view that the verse points to the practices of the Babylonian exiles, that no reference to swine has been found in any cuneiform inscriptions. In Egypt, as in Palestine, it was looked upon as unclean (Herod. ii. 47, 48). On the worship of Thammuz, see an article by the Rev. A. H. Sayce, in the <span class= "ital">Contemporary Review </span>for September, 1883. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/65.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Which remain among the graves</span>. The rock tombs of Palestine seem to be meant. Persons "<span class="accented">remained</span> among" these, in spite of the ceremonial defilement thereby incurred, either with the object of raising the dead, and obtaining prophecies from them, or of getting prophetic intimations made to them in dreams (see Jerome's 'Comment.,' <span class="accented">ad loc.</span>)<span class="accented">. <span class="cmt_word"></span>And lodge in the monuments</span>; or, <span class="accented">in the crypts.</span> "<span class="accented">N'tsurim</span> may refer to the mysteries celebrated in natural caves and artificial crypts" (Delitzsch). An account of such mysteries is given by Chwolsohn in his' Die Ssabier und der Ssabismus,' vol. it. pp. 332, <span class="accented">et seq. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Which eat swine's flesh</span>. Not in mere defiance of the Law, but in sacrificial meals (<a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a>) of which swine's flesh formed a part. Swine were sacrificial animals in Egypt (Herod., 2:47, 48), in Phoenicia (Lucian, 'De Dea Syra,' § 54), and with the Greeks and Romans. They do not appear to have been employed for the purpose either by the Assyrians or the Babylonians. It was probably in Palestine that the Jews had eaten "swine's flesh," at sacrifices to Baal or Astarte (Ashtoreth). In later times to do so was regarded as one of the worst abominations (1 Macc. 1:41-64; 2 Macc, 6. and 7.). <span class="cmt_word">Broth of abominable things</span>. Either broth made from swine's flesh, or from the flesh of other unclean animals, as the hare and rabbit (<a href="/leviticus/11-5.htm">Leviticus 11:5, 6</a>), or perhaps simply broth made from the flesh of any animals that had been offered to idols (<a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/65-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">sitting</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·šə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the graves,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(baq·qə·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6913.htm">Strong's 6913: </a> </span><span class="str2">A grave, sepulcher</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spending nights</span><br /><span class="heb">יָלִ֑ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·lî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3885.htm">Strong's 3885: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in secret places,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇan·nə·ṣū·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5341.htm">Strong's 5341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To watch, guard, keep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eating</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹֽכְלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the meat</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׂ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pigs</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲזִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·zîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2386.htm">Strong's 2386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Swine, boar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and polluted broth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּגֻּלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(pig·gu·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6292.htm">Strong's 6292: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foul thing, refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their bowls.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 65:4 Who sit among the graves and lodge (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 65:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 65:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 65:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 65:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>