Isaiah 43:24

Easy To Read Version

So you did not use your money to buy things to honor me. But you did force me to be like your slave. You sinned until the bad things you did made me very tired.

Cross References

Psalm 95:10

I was patient with those people\par for 40 years.\par And I know that they are not faithful.\par Those people refused to follow my teachings.\par

Exodus 30:34

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get these sweet-smelling spices: resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense. Be sure that you have equal amounts of these spices.

Exodus 30:7

“Aaron must burn sweet smelling incense [295] on the altar [296] every morning. He will do this when he comes to care for the lamps.

Isaiah 1:14

With my whole self I hate your monthly meetings and councils. These meetings have become like heavy weights to me. And I am tired of carrying those weights.

Isaiah 1:24

Because of all these things, the Master, the Lord All-Powerful, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “I will punish you, my enemies. You will not cause me any more trouble.

Isaiah 63:10

But the people turned against the Lord.\par They made his Holy Spirit very sad.\par So the Lord became their enemy.\par The Lord fought against those people.\par

Isaiah 7:13

Then Isaiah said, “Family of David, {\cf2\super [85]} listen very carefully! You test the people’s patience—and this is not important to you. So, now you test my God’s patience.

Jeremiah 44:22

Then the Lord could not be patient with you any longer. The Lord hated the terrible things you did. So the Lord made your country an empty desert. No person lives there now. Other people say bad things about that country.

Jeremiah 6:20

\{The Lord says,\}\par “Why do you bring me incense {\cf2\super [43]} \par from the country of Sheba? {\cf2\super [44]} \par Why do you bring me sweet-smelling cane from a far away country?\par Your burnt offerings don’t make\par me happy.\par Your sacrifices don’t please me.”\par

Ezekiel 16:43

Why will all these things happen? Because you did not remember what happened when you were young. You did all those bad things and made me angry. So I had to punish you for doing those bad things. But you planned even more terrible things.” The Lord my Master said those things.

Ezekiel 6:9

Then those survivors {\cf2\super [50]} will be taken prisoners. They will be forced to live in other countries. But those survivors will remember me. I broke their spirit. {\cf2\super [51]} They will hate themselves for the bad things they did. In the past, they turned away from me and left me. They chased after their filthy idols. They were like a woman leaving her husband and running after some other man. They did many terrible things.

Leviticus 3:16

Then the priest must burn them on the altar. The fellowship offering is an offering made by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord. It is also food {for the people}—but the best parts [22] belong to the Lord.

Leviticus 4:31

The priest must offer all the goat’s fat, just like the fat is offered from the fellowship offerings. The priest must burn it on the altar as a sweet smell to the Lord. In this way, the priest will make that person pure. [38] And God will forgive that person.

Amos 2:13

You are like a heavy weight to me. I am bent low like a wagon loaded with too much straw.

Malachi 1:14

Some people have good, male animals that they could give as sacrifices. \{But they don’t give those good animals to me.\} Some people bring good animals to me. They promise to give those healthy animals to me. But then they secretly exchange those good animals and they give me sick animals. Bad things will happen to those people! I am the Great King. \{You should respect me!\} People all around the world respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said those things!