Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:4
Which remain among the graves - "For the purpose of evoking the dead. They lodged in desert places that demons might appear to them; for demons do appear in such places, to those who do believe in them." - Kimchi. In the monuments "In the caverns" - בנצורים bannetsurim , a word of doubtful signification. An ancient MS. has בצורים batstsurim , another בצרים batstsurim , "in the rocks;" and Le Clec thinks the Septuagint had it so in their copy. They render it by εν τοις... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:3
That sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick "Sacrificing in the gardens, and burning incense on the tiles" - These are instances of heathenish superstition, and idolatrous practices, to which the Jews were immoderately addicted before the Babylonish captivity. The heathen worshipped their idols in groves; whereas God, in opposition to this species of idolatry, commanded his people, when they should come into the promised land, to destroy all the places wherein the... read more