Psalms 40:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

Sacrifice & offering thou didest not desire: (for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring and sinne offering hast thou not required.

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  • Ps 51:16 : 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.
  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? Beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes.
  • Job 33:16 : 16 Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
  • Isa 1:11 : 11 What haue I to doe with the multitude of your sacrifices, sayth the Lorde? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, & of the fat of fed beasts: and I desire not the blood of bullocks, nor of lambs, nor of goates.
  • Heb 10:5-9 : 5 Wherefore when he commeth into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offring thou wouldest not: but a body hast thou ordeined me. 6 In burnt offerings, and sinne offrings thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then I sayd, Lo, I come (In the beginning of the booke it is written of me) that I should doe thy will, O God. 8 Aboue, when he sayd, Sacrifice and offring, and burnt offrings, and sinne offrings thou wouldest not haue, neither hadst pleasure therein (which are offered by the Lawe) 9 Then sayd he, Lo, I come to doe thy wil, O God, he taketh away the first, that he may stablish the second. 10 By the which wil we are sanctified, euen by the offring of the body of Iesus Christ once made. 11 And euery Priest standeth dayly ministring, and oft times offreth one maner of offring, which can neuer take away sinnes: 12 But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sinnes, sitteth for euer at the right hand of God,
  • Exod 21:6 : 6 Then his master shall bring him vnto the Iudges, & set him to the dore, or to the poste, and his master shall bore his eare through with a nawle, and he shall serue him for euer.
  • Amos 5:22 : 22 Though ye offer me burnt offrings & meat offrings, I wil not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offrings of your fat beasts.
  • Jer 7:21-23 : 21 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Put your burnt offerings vnto your sacrifices, and eat the flesh. 22 For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commaunded them, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offrings and sacrifices. 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voyce, and I will be your God, and yee shalbe my people: and walke yee in all the wayes which I haue commaunded you, that it may be well vnto you.
  • Hos 6:6 : 6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.
  • Ps 50:8 : 8 I wil not reproue thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt offerings, that haue not bene continually before me.
  • Isa 50:4-5 : 4 The Lorde God hath giuen me a tongue of the learned, that I shoulde knowe to minister a woord in time to him that is weary: he will raise me vp in the morning: in the morning hee will waken mine eare to heare, as the learned. 5 The Lord God hath opened mine eare and I was not rebellious, neither turned I backe.
  • Isa 66:3 : 3 He that killeth a bullocke, is as if he slewe a man: he that sacrificeth a sheepe, as if he cut off a dogges necke: he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swines blood: he that remembreth incense, as if he blessed an idole: yea, they haue chosen their owne wayes, and their soule deliteth in their abominations.
  • Matt 9:13 : 13 But goe yee and learne what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.
  • Matt 12:7 : 7 Wherefore if ye knewe what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice, ye would not haue condemned the innocents.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 10:4-9
    6 verses
    87%

    4For it is vnpossible that the blood of bulles and goates should take away sinnes.

    5Wherefore when he commeth into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offring thou wouldest not: but a body hast thou ordeined me.

    6In burnt offerings, and sinne offrings thou hast had no pleasure.

    7Then I sayd, Lo, I come (In the beginning of the booke it is written of me) that I should doe thy will, O God.

    8Aboue, when he sayd, Sacrifice and offring, and burnt offrings, and sinne offrings thou wouldest not haue, neither hadst pleasure therein (which are offered by the Lawe)

    9Then sayd he, Lo, I come to doe thy wil, O God, he taketh away the first, that he may stablish the second.

  • Ps 51:15-17
    3 verses
    86%

    15Open thou my lippes, O Lorde, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.

    16For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.

    17The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

  • Ps 40:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7Then said I, Lo, I come: for in the rolle of the booke it is written of me,

    8I desired to doe thy good will, O my God: yea, thy Lawe is within mine heart.

  • Hos 6:6
    77%

    6For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.

  • Ps 50:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8I wil not reproue thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt offerings, that haue not bene continually before me.

    9I will take no bullocke out of thine house, nor goates out of thy foldes.

  • Isa 1:11-13
    3 verses
    75%

    11What haue I to doe with the multitude of your sacrifices, sayth the Lorde? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, & of the fat of fed beasts: and I desire not the blood of bullocks, nor of lambs, nor of goates.

    12When ye come to appeare before me, who required this of your hands to tread in my courts?

    13Bring no mo oblations, in vaine: incense is an abomination vnto me: I can not suffer your newe moones, nor Sabbaths, nor solemne dayes (it is iniquitie) nor solemne assemblies.

  • Isa 43:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23Thou hast not brought me the sheepe of thy burnt offrings, neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I haue not caused thee to serue with an offring, nor wearied thee with incense.

    24Thou boughtest mee no sweete sauour with money, neither hast thou made mee drunke with the fatte of thy sacrifices, but thou hast made mee to serue with thy sinnes, and wearied mee with thine iniquities.

  • Amos 5:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22Though ye offer me burnt offrings & meat offrings, I wil not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offrings of your fat beasts.

    23Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs (for I wil not heare the melodie of thy violes)

  • Ps 51:19
    74%

    19Then shalt thou accept ye sacrifices of righteousnes, euen the burnt offering and oblation: then shall they offer calues vpon thine altar.

  • Jer 6:20
    74%

    20To what purpose bringest thou mee incense from Sheba, and sweete calamus from a farre countrey? Your burnt offerings are not pleasant, nor your sacrifices sweete vnto me.

  • Ps 66:15
    74%

    15I will offer vnto thee the burnt offerings of fat rammes with incense: I will prepare bullocks and goates. Selah.

  • Isa 50:5
    73%

    5The Lord God hath opened mine eare and I was not rebellious, neither turned I backe.

  • Jer 7:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Put your burnt offerings vnto your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

    22For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commaunded them, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offrings and sacrifices.

  • Mic 6:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bowe my selfe before the hie God? Shall I come before him with burnt offrings, and with calues of a yeere olde?

    7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousand riuers of oyle? shall I giue my first borne for my transgression, euen the fruite of my bodie, for the sinne of my soule?

  • 1 Sam 15:22
    72%

    22And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? Beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes.

  • Mal 1:10
    72%

    10Who is there euen among you, that would shut the doores? and kindle not fire on mine altar in vaine, I haue no pleasure in you, sayeth the Lorde of hostes, neither will I accept an offering at your hande.

  • Isa 42:20
    70%

    20Seeing many things, but thou keepest them not? opening the eares, but he heareth not?

  • Ps 69:31
    70%

    31This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.

  • 1 Sam 2:29
    70%

    29Wherefore haue you kicked against my sacrifice and mine offering, which I commaunded in my Tabernacle, and honourest thy children aboue mee, to make your selues fatte of the first fruites of all the offerings of Israel my people?

  • Ps 54:6
    70%

    6Then I will sacrifice freely vnto thee: I wil praise thy Name, O Lord, because it is good.

  • Amos 5:25
    70%

    25Haue ye offered vnto me sacrifices and offrings in the wildernesse fourtie yeeres, O house of Israel?

  • Num 29:36
    70%

    36But yee shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lord, one bullocke, one ram, and seuen lambes of a yeere old without blemish,

  • Num 15:3
    69%

    3And will make an offring by fire vnto the Lorde, a burnt offring or a sacrifice to fulfil a vowe, or a free offring, or in your feastes, to make a sweete sauour vnto the Lord of the hearde, or of the flocke.

  • Mal 1:8
    69%

    8And if yee offer the blinde for sacrifice, it is not euill: and if ye offer the lame and sicke, it is not euill: offer it nowe vnto thy prince: will he be content with thee, or accept thy person, saieth the Lord of hostes?

  • Lev 22:29
    69%

    29So when ye will offer a thanke offring vnto the Lord, ye shall offer willingly.

  • Ps 17:6
    69%

    6I haue called vpon thee: surely thou wilt heare me, O God: incline thine eare to me, and hearken vnto my wordes.

  • Lev 19:5
    69%

    5And when yee shall offer a peace offering vnto the Lord, ye shall offer it freely.

  • Num 29:6
    69%

    6Beside the burnt offring of the moneth, & his meat offring, & the cotinual burnt offring, and his meate offring and the drinke offrings of the same, according to their maner, for a sweete sauour: it is a sacrifice made by fire vnto ye Lord.

  • Mal 1:13
    69%

    13Ye said also, Beholde, it is a wearines, and ye haue snuffed at it, sayth the Lord of hostes, and ye offred that which was torne, and the lame and the sicke: thus yee offred an offring: shoulde I accept this of your hand, sayth the Lord?

  • Exod 29:18
    69%

    18So thou shalt burne the whole ram vpon the altar: for it is a burnt offering vnto the Lord for a sweete sauour: it is an offering made by fire vnto the Lord.

  • Num 15:8
    69%

    8And when thou preparest a bullocke for a burnt offring, or for a sacrifice to fulfill a vowe or a peace offring to the Lord,

  • Num 29:39
    69%

    39These things ye shall do vnto the Lorde in your feastes, beside your vowes, and your free offrings, for your burnt offrings, and for your meate offrings, and for your drinke offrings and for your peace offrings.

  • Lev 22:23
    69%

    23Yet a bullocke, or a sheepe that hath any member superfluous, or lacking, such mayest thou present for a free offring, but for a vowe it shall not be accepted.

  • Isa 66:3
    69%

    3He that killeth a bullocke, is as if he slewe a man: he that sacrificeth a sheepe, as if he cut off a dogges necke: he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swines blood: he that remembreth incense, as if he blessed an idole: yea, they haue chosen their owne wayes, and their soule deliteth in their abominations.

  • Ps 140:6
    69%

    6Therefore I saide vnto the Lorde, Thou art my God: heare, O Lord, the voyce of my prayers.