Then he openeth the ears of men,\par\tab And sealeth their instruction,
Psalm 40:6 - American Standard Version 2015 Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in;\par\tab Mine ears hast thou opened:\par\tab Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Sacrifice and offering You do not desire, nor have You delight in them; You have given me the capacity to hear and obey [Your law, a more valuable service than] burnt offerings and sin offerings [which] You do not require. American Standard Version (1901) Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. Common English Bible You don’t relish sacrifices or offerings; you don’t require entirely burned offerings or compensation offerings— but you have given me ears! Catholic Public Domain Version My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish? |
Then he openeth the ears of men,\par\tab And sealeth their instruction,
Who doeth great things and unsearchable,\par\tab Marvellous things without number:
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!\par\tab How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:\par\tab When I awake, I am still with thee.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices;\par\tab And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it:\par\tab Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness,\par\tab {\i And} of thy salvation all the day;\par\tab For I know not the numbers {\i thereof}.
then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah: I have had enough of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, {\i even} counsels of old, in faithfulness {\i and} truth.
He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, {\i as he that offereth} swine's blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:
For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
But if ye had known what this meaneth, {\b I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,} ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
But go ye and learn what {\i this} meaneth, {\b I desire mercy, and not sacrifice}: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.}\par
And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.