Isaiah

Isaiah 65:3–4

³to a people who continually provoke Me to My face,

sacrificing in the gardens

and burning incense on altars of brick,

⁴sitting among the graves,

spending nights in secret places,

eating the meat of pigs

and polluted broth from their bowls.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to a people	הָעָ֗ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who continually	תָּמִ֑יד	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
provoke Me	הַמַּכְעִיסִ֥ים	ham·maḵ·‘î·sîm	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H3707 be vexed, angry
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My face	פָּנַ֖י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
sacrificing	זֹֽבְחִים֙	zō·ḇə·ḥîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
in the gardens	בַּגַּנּ֔וֹת	bag·gan·nō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1593 garden
and burning incense	וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים	ū·mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
altars of brick	הַלְּבֵנִֽים׃	hal·lə·ḇê·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3843 brick, tile

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
sitting	הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙	hay·yō·šə·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
among the graves	בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים	baq·qə·ḇā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6913 grave, sepulchre
spending nights	יָלִ֑ינוּ	yā·lî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
in secret places	וּבַנְּצוּרִ֖ים	ū·ḇan·nə·ṣū·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H5341 watch, guard, keep
eating	הָאֹֽכְלִים֙	hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H398 eat
the meat	בְּשַׂ֣ר	bə·śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
of pigs	הַחֲזִ֔יר	ha·ḥă·zîr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2386 swine, boar
and polluted broth	פִּגֻּלִ֖ים	pig·gu·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6292 foul thing, refuse
from their bowls	כְּלֵיהֶֽם׃	kə·lê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 65:3 Isaiah 1:29 · Isaiah 66:17 · Deuteronomy 32:21 · Job 1:11 · Isaiah 3:8 · Deuteronomy 32:16–19 · 2 Kings 17:14–17 · Jeremiah 32:30–35 · Ezekiel 20:28 · Psalm 78:40 · Ezekiel 8:17–18 · 2 Kings 22:17

Isaiah 65:4 Isaiah 66:17 · Leviticus 11:7 · Deuteronomy 14:8 · Isaiah 66:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.