Common misinterpretations of Isaiah 65:11 include reading 'troop' and 'number' literally as military assemblies or mere quantities rather than transliterations of the deities Gad and Meni, leading to misguided condemnations of feasting, gambling, or numerology detached from the context of forsaking Yahweh for Canaanite astral cults; others erroneously apply it as a blanket prohibition on all fortune-seeking while overlooking its role in a prophecy of judgment on apostate Judah amid Babylonian exile threats.
Isaiah 65:11
King James Version (1769)
11 But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
Isaiah 65:11 conveys God's stern rebuke against those who forsake Him and neglect His holy mountain, symbolizing true worship in Jerusalem, by instead setting a table and pouring drink offerings to pagan deities Gad (fortune or troop) and Meni (destiny or number), underscoring the grave sin of idolatry and spiritual unfaithfulness that invites divine judgment.