From their youth, the Israelites and Judeans have done nothing but what is evil in my sight! They have done nothing but anger me by the work of their hands’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #
Jeremiah 7:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised for when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak with them or command them concerning burnt offering and sacrifice. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. American Standard Version (1901) For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt-offerings or sacrifices: Common English Bible On the day I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I didn’t say a thing—I gave no instructions—about entirely burned offerings or sacrifices. Catholic Public Domain Version For concerning the matter of holocausts and sacrifices, I did not speak with your fathers, and I did not instruct them, in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I spoke not to your fathers, and I commanded them not, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning the matter of burnt-offerings and sacrifices. |
From their youth, the Israelites and Judeans have done nothing but what is evil in my sight! They have done nothing but anger me by the work of their hands’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #
For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. , For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.’
And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbour as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.’
and has gone to serve other gods by bowing in worship to the sun, moon, or all the stars in the sky #– #which I have forbidden #– #
Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.