Isaiah 1:11

The Scriptures 1998

“Of what use to Me are your many slaughterings?” declares יהוה. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs or goats.

Cross References

Psalm 40:6

Slaughtering and meal offering You did not desire; You have opened my ears; Burnt offering and sin offering You did not ask for.

Psalm 50:8

“I do not reprove you for your slaughterings, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

Psalm 51:16

For You do not desire slaughtering, or I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.

Proverbs 15:8

The slaughtering of the wrong ones Is an abomination to יהוה, But the prayer of the straight is His delight.

Proverbs 21:27

The slaughtering of the wrong is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wickedness!

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and right-ruling Is more acceptable to יהוה  than a slaughtering.

Isaiah 58:2

“Yet they seek Me day by day, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and did not forsake the right-ruling of their Elohim. They ask of Me rulings of righteousness, they delight in drawing near to Elohim.

Isaiah 66:3

“But whoever slaughters the bull slays a man; whoever slaughters the lamb breaks a dog’s neck; whoever brings a grain offering – pig’s blood; whoever burns incense blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways, and their being delights in their abominations.

Jeremiah 6:20

“What need have I of frankincense from Sheḇ

Jeremiah 7:21

Thus said יהוה  of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 6:6

“For I delight in kindness and not slaughtering, and in the knowledge of Elohim more than burnt offerings.

Hosea 8:13

“As for My offerings: they slaughter flesh and they eat. יהוה  shall not accept them. Now does He remember their crookedness and punish their sins. Let them return to Mitsrayim!

Amos 4:5

“And burn an offering of thanksgiving with leaven, proclaim voluntary offerings, loudly. For you have loved this, you children of Yisra’ĕ

Amos 5:21

“I have hated, I have despised your festivals, and I am not pleased with your assemblies.

Amos 5:22

“Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I do not accept them, nor do I look on your fattened peace offerings.

Micah 6:7

Is יהוה  pleased with thousands of rams or ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my being?

Haggai 2:14

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Zechariah 7:5

“Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months all these seventy years, did you truly fast for Me – for Me?

Malachi 1:10

“Who among you who would shut the doors, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar for naught? I have no pleasure in you,” said יהוה  of hosts, “Nor do I accept an offering from your hands.

Numbers 7:45

one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, as a burnt offering;

Matthew 22:4

“Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Say to those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle are slaughtered, and all is ready. Come to the wedding feast.” ’

Matthew 9:13

“But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire compassion and not offering.’ For I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.”

1 Samuel 15:22

Then Shemu’ĕ