Verse 23

Thou hast not brought{H935}{(H8689)} me the small cattle{H7716} of thy burnt offerings{H5930}; neither hast thou honoured{H3513}{(H8765)} me with thy sacrifices{H2077}. I have not caused thee to serve{H5647}{(H8689)} with an offering{H4503}, nor wearied{H3021}{(H8689)} thee with incense{H3828}.

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 5:25 : 25 Have ye offered{H5066}{(H8689)} unto me sacrifices{H2077} and offerings{H4503} in the wilderness{H4057} forty{H705} years{H8141}, O house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}?
  • Zech 7:5-6 : 5 Speak{H559}{(H8798)} unto all the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, and to the priests{H3548}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When ye fasted{H6684}{(H8804)} and mourned{H5594}{(H8800)} in the fifth{H2549} and seventh{H7637} month, even those seventy{H7657} years{H8141}, did ye at all{H6684}{(H8800)} fast{H6684}{(H8804)} unto me, even to me? 6 And when ye did eat{H398}{(H8799)}, and when ye did drink{H8354}{(H8799)}, did not ye eat{H398}{(H8802)} for yourselves, and drink{H8354}{(H8802)} for yourselves?
  • Mal 1:6-8 : 6 A son{H1121} honoureth{H3513}{(H8762)} his father{H1}, and a servant{H5650} his master{H113}: if then I be a father{H1}, where is mine honour{H3519}? and if I be a master{H113}, where is my fear{H4172}? saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} unto you, O priests{H3548}, that despise{H959}{(H8802)} my name{H8034}. And ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein have we despised{H959}{(H8804)} thy name{H8034}? 7 Ye offer{H5066}{(H8688)} polluted{H1351}{(H8794)} bread{H3899} upon mine altar{H4196}; and ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein have we polluted{H1351}{(H8765)} thee? In that ye say{H559}{(H8800)}, The table{H7979} of the LORD{H3068} is contemptible{H959}{(H8737)}. 8 And if ye offer{H5066}{(H8686)} the blind{H5787} for sacrifice{H2076}{(H8800)}, is it not evil{H7451}? and if ye offer{H5066}{(H8686)} the lame{H6455} and sick{H2470}{(H8802)}, is it not evil{H7451}? offer{H7126}{(H8685)} it now unto thy governor{H6346}; will he be pleased{H7521}{(H8799)} with thee, or accept{H5375}{(H8799)} thy person{H6440}? saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Mal 1:13-14 : 13 Ye said{H559}{(H8804)} also, Behold, what a weariness{H4972} is it! and ye have snuffed{H5301}{(H8689)} at it, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; and ye brought{H935}{(H8689)} that which was torn{H1497}{(H8803)}, and the lame{H6455}, and the sick{H2470}{(H8802)}; thus ye brought{H935}{(H8689)} an offering{H4503}: should I accept{H7521}{(H8799)} this of your hand{H3027}? saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}. 14 But cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be the deceiver{H5230}{(H8802)}, which{H3426} hath in his flock{H5739} a male{H2145}, and voweth{H5087}{(H8802)}, and sacrificeth{H2076}{(H8802)} unto the Lord{H136} a corrupt thing{H7843}{(H8716)}: for I am a great{H1419} King{H4428}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and my name{H8034} is dreadful{H3372}{(H8737)} among the heathen{H1471}.
  • Mal 3:8 : 8 Will a man{H120} rob{H6906}{(H8799)} God{H430}? Yet ye have robbed{H6906}{(H8802)} me. But ye say{H559}{(H8804)}, Wherein have we robbed{H6906}{(H8804)} thee? In tithes{H4643} and offerings{H8641}.
  • Matt 11:30 : 30 For{G1063} my{G3450} yoke{G2218} is easy{G5543}, and{G2532} my{G3450} burden{G5413} is{G2076}{(G5748)} light{G1645}.
  • Lev 2:1 : 1 And when any{H5315} will offer{H7126}{(H8686)} a meat{H4503} offering{H7133} unto the LORD{H3068}, his offering{H7133} shall be of fine flour{H5560}; and he shall pour{H3332}{(H8804)} oil{H8081} upon it, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} frankincense{H3828} thereon:
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice{H2077} of the wicked{H7563} is an abomination{H8441} to the LORD{H3068}: but the prayer{H8605} of the upright{H3477} is his delight{H7522}.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice{H2077} of the wicked{H7563} is abomination{H8441}: how much more, when he bringeth{H935}{(H8686)} it with a wicked mind{H2154}?
  • Isa 1:11-15 : 11 To what{H4100} purpose is the multitude{H7230} of your sacrifices{H2077} unto me? saith{H559}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068}: I am full{H7646}{(H8804)} of the burnt offerings{H5930} of rams{H352}, and the fat{H2459} of fed beasts{H4806}; and I delight{H2654}{(H8804)} not in the blood{H1818} of bullocks{H6499}, or of lambs{H3532}, or of he goats{H6260}. 12 When ye come{H935}{(H8799)} to appear{H7200}{(H8736)} before{H6440} me, who hath required{H1245}{(H8765)} this at your hand{H3027}, to tread{H7429}{(H8800)} my courts{H2691}? 13 Bring{H935}{(H8687)} no more{H3254}{(H8686)} vain{H7723} oblations{H4503}; incense{H7004} is an abomination{H8441} unto me; the new moons{H2320} and sabbaths{H7676}, the calling{H7121}{(H8800)} of assemblies{H4744}, I cannot away with{H3201}{(H8799)}; it is iniquity{H205}, even the solemn meeting{H6116}. 14 Your new moons{H2320} and your appointed feasts{H4150} my soul{H5315} hateth{H8130}{(H8804)}: they are a trouble{H2960} unto me; I am weary{H3811}{(H8738)} to bear{H5375}{(H8800)} them. 15 And when ye spread forth{H6566}{(H8763)} your hands{H3709}, I will hide{H5956}{(H8686)} mine eyes{H5869} from you: yea, when ye make many{H7235}{(H8686)} prayers{H8605}, I will not hear{H8085}{(H8802)}: your hands{H3027} are full{H4390}{(H8804)} of blood{H1818}.
  • Isa 66:3 : 3 He that killeth{H7819}{(H8802)} an ox{H7794} is as if he slew{H5221}{(H8688)} a man{H376}; he that sacrificeth{H2076}{(H8802)} a lamb{H7716}, as if he cut off{H6202} a dog's{H3611} neck{H6202}{(H8802)}; he that offereth{H5927}{(H8688)} an oblation{H4503}, as if he offered swine's{H2386} blood{H1818}; he that burneth{H2142}{(H8688)} incense{H3828}, as if he blessed{H1288}{(H8764)} an idol{H205}. Yea, they have chosen{H977}{(H8804)} their own ways{H1870}, and their soul{H5315} delighteth{H2654}{(H8804)} in their abominations{H8251}.
  • Jer 7:22 : 22 For I spake{H1696}{(H8765)} not unto your fathers{H1}, nor commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} them in the day{H3117} that I brought them out{H3318}{(H8687)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, concerning{H1697} burnt offerings{H5930} or sacrifices{H2077}:
  • Amos 5:21-22 : 21 I hate{H8130}{(H8804)}, I despise{H3988}{(H8804)} your feast days{H2282}, and I will not smell{H7306}{(H8686)} in your solemn assemblies{H6116}. 22 Though ye offer{H5927}{(H8686)} me burnt offerings{H5930} and your meat offerings{H4503}, I will not accept{H7521}{(H8799)} them: neither will I regard{H5027}{(H8686)} the peace offerings{H8002} of your fat beasts{H4806}.