Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

{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.

New American Standard Bible

“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.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

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.

International Standard Version

who say, "Keep to yourself!' "Don't touch me!' and "I am too holy for you!' "Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day long.

A Conservative Version

who say, Stand by thyself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am too holy for you [and you might defile me]!’
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.

Bible in Basic English

Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

Saying, Come near to thyself; thou shalt not touch upon me, for I was clean to thee. These a smoke in my wrath, a fire burning all the day.

King James 2000

Who say, Stand by yourself, come not near to me; for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all the day.

Modern King James verseion

who say, Keep to yourself, do not come near me; for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in My nose, a fire that burns all the day.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If thou comest nigh them, they say, "Touch me not, for I am holier than thou." All these men when I am angry, shall be turned to smoke and fire, that shall burn forever.

NET Bible

They say, 'Keep to yourself! Don't get near me, for I am holier than you!' These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.

New Heart English Bible

who say, Stand by yourself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

The Emphasized Bible

Who say - Draw near by thyself, Do not approach with me, For I am holier than thou! These, are A smoke in my nostrils, A fire, burning all the day.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

who say, Stand by yourself, don't come near to me, for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.

Youngs Literal Translation

Who are saying, 'Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.' These are a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קרב 
Qarab 
Usage: 280

by thyself, come not near
נגשׁ 
Nagash 
Usage: 125

to me for I am holier
קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

than thou. These are a smoke
עשׁן 
`ashan 
Usage: 25

a fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

יקד 
Yaqad 
Usage: 9

References

Fausets

Prayers for Isaiah 65:5

Context Readings

Judgment And Salvation

4 {who sit} in graves and spend the night in {secret places}, {who eat} the flesh of swine with a fragment of impurity [in] their vessels, 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

Cross References

Matthew 9:11

And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

Luke 7:39

Now [when] the Pharisee who invited him saw [this], he spoke to himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman [this is] who is touching him, that she is a sinner."

Luke 18:9-12

And he also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on {everyone else}:

Deuteronomy 29:20

Yahweh will not be willing to forgive him, for [by then] the anger of Yahweh will smoke, and his passion against that man and all the curses written in this scroll will descend on him, and Yahweh will blot out his name from under heaven.

Deuteronomy 32:20-22

So he said, 'I will hide my face from them; I will see what [will be] their end, for they [are] a generation of perversity, {children in whom there is no faithfulness}.

Proverbs 6:16-17

There are six [things] Yahweh hates, and seven [things are] abominations of his soul:

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.

Proverbs 16:5

An abomination of Yahweh [are] all who are arrogant of heart; {rest assured}, he will not go unpunished.

Luke 5:30

And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

Luke 15:2

And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!"

Luke 15:28-30

But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out [and] began to implore him.

Acts 22:21-22

And he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!'"

Romans 2:17-29

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God

James 4:6

But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, younger men, be subject to the elders, and all [of you] clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Jude 1:19

These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, not having the Spirit.

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