Psalm 40:6

God's Word

You were not pleased with sacrifices and offerings. You have dug out two ears for me. You did not ask for burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.

Cross References

Job 33:16

he opens people’s ears and terrifies them with warnings.

Job 5:9

He does great things that ⌞we⌟ cannot understand and miracles that ⌞we⌟ cannot count.

Psalm 139:17

How precious are your thoughts concerning me, O God! How vast in number they are!

Psalm 139:18

If I try to count them, there would be more of them than there are grains of sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.

Psalm 50:8

I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me.

Psalm 51:16

You are not happy with any sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one ⌞to you⌟. You are not pleased with burnt offerings.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth will tell about your righteousness, about your salvation all day long. Even then, it is more than I can understand.

Exodus 21:6

then his master must bring him to God. The master must bring him to the door or the doorframe and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his slave for life.

Isaiah 1:11

The Lord asks, “What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I’ve had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I’m not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.

Isaiah 25:1

O Lord, you are my God. I will highly honor you; I will praise your name. You have done miraculous things. You have been completely reliable in carrying out your plans from long ago.

Isaiah 66:3

Whoever kills a bull is like someone who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like someone who breaks a dog’s neck. Whoever offers a grain sacrifice is like someone who ⌞offers⌟ pig’s blood. Whoever burns incense is like someone who worships an idol. People have certainly chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in detestable things.

Hosea 6:6

I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices. I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings.

Amos 5:22

Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won’t accept them. I won’t even look at the fellowship offerings of your choicest animals.

Matthew 12:7

If you had known what ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices’ means, you would not have condemned innocent people.

Matthew 9:13

Learn what this means: ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices.’ I’ve come to call sinners, not people who think they have God’s approval.”

1 Samuel 15:22

Then Samuel said, “Is the Lord as delighted with burnt offerings and sacrifices as he would be with your obedience? To follow instructions is better than to sacrifice. To obey is better than sacrificing the fat of rams.