Isaiah 43:23

New Century Version

You have not brought me your sacrifices of sheep nor honored me with your sacrifices. I did not weigh you down with sacrifices to offer or make you tired with incense to burn.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:10

Then I found out the people were not giving the Levites their shares. So the Levites and singers who served had gone back to their own farms.

Exodus 30:34

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

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the sacrifice that the wicked offer, but he likes the prayers of honest people.

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord hates sacrifices brought by evil people, particularly when they offer them for the wrong reasons.

Proverbs 3:9

Honor the Lord with your wealth and the firstfruits from all your crops.

Isaiah 66:3

But those people who kill bulls as a sacrifice to me are like those who kill people. Those who kill sheep as a sacrifice are like those who break the necks of dogs. Those who give me grain offerings are like those who offer me the blood of pigs. Those who burn incense are like those who worship idols. These people choose their own ways, not mine, and they love the terrible things they do.

Jeremiah 7:21

“ ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Offer burnt offerings along with your other sacrifices, and eat the meat yourselves!

Jeremiah 7:22

When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I did not speak to them and give them commands only about burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Leviticus 2:1

“ ‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, it must be made from fine flour. The person must pour oil on it, put incense on it,

Leviticus 24:7

Put pure incense on each row as the memorial portion to take the place of the bread. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Amos 5:25

“People of Israel, you did not bring me sacrifices and offerings while you traveled in the desert for forty years.

Micah 6:3

He says, “My people, what did I do to you? How did I make you tired of me? Tell me.

Malachi 3:8

“Should a person rob God? But you are robbing me. “You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’ “You have robbed me in your offerings and the tenth of your crops.

Matthew 11:30

The burden that I ask you to accept is easy; the load I give you to carry is light.”