1. I was ready to respond to those who did not ask,to be found by those who did not seek me.I said: Here I am! Here I am!To a nation that did not invoke my name.
2. I have stretched out my hands all dayto a rebellious people,Who walk in a way that is not good,following their own designs;
3. A people who provoke mecontinually to my face,Offering sacrifices in gardensand burning incense on bricks,
4. Sitting in tombsand spending the night in caves,Eating the flesh of pigs,with broth of unclean meat in their dishes;
5. Crying out, “Hold back,do not come near me, lest I render you holy!”These things are smoke in my nostrils,a fire that burns all the day.
6. See, it stands written before me;I will not remain quiet until I have repaid in full