Isaiah 65:2
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
מַחֲשָׁבָה
own thoughts/ their
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מַחֲשָׁבָה
Thoughts, plans, purposes. Machashabah. The deliberate intentions of God. I know the plans I have for you. These are not random events but purposes designed with love.
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עַם
a people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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יָד
hands/ my
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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סָרַר
rebellious
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סָרַר
to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
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פָּרַשׂ
I spread out
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פָּרַשׂ
to break apart, disperse, etc.
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