Isaiah 65:3

Isa 65:3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;

Ver. 3. A people that provoketh me to my face. ] As it were for the nonce, in despite and defiance of me. Siquis me in faciem depalmaret, vix indignius essera laturus: I could almost as well bear a blow on the face.

And burneth incense upon altars of brick. ] a Erected on the house tops. 2Ki 23:12 Zep 1:5 They should have offered on the golden altar only. Exo 30:3-5

a Lateres - per meiosin cum contemptu.