Psalm 40:6 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

⁶ Sacrifice and a gift thou didst not delight in; the ears thou didst pierce to me: burnt-offering and sin thou didst not ask.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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

⁶ 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)

⁶ 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

⁶ 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

⁶ My enemies have spoken evils against me. When will he die and his name perish?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?

Psalm 40:6 Tagairtí Cros

Job 33:16

Then he will uncover the ear of men, and will seal in their instruction,

Job 5:9

He did great things, and no searching;. and wonders even no number:

Psalm 139:17

And to me how were thy thoughts precious, O God! how were their heads strong!

Psalm 139:18

I will count them; they shall be multiplied above the sand of the sea: I awoke, and I am yet with thee.

Psalm 50:8

Not for thy sacrifices will I reprove thee and for thy burnt-offerings, being always before me.

Psalm 51:16

For thou wilt not delight in sacrifice, and thou wilt not take pleasure in burnt-offering.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth shall recount thy justice, all the day thy salvation, for I knew not numbers.

Exodus 21:6

And his lord brought him near to God, and he brought him near to the door, or to the door-post, and his lord pierced his ear with an awl; and he served him forever.

Isaiah 1:11

For what to me the multitude of your sacrifices? Jehovah will say: I was filled with the burnt-offerings of rams and the fat of fatlings; and I delighted not in the blood of bullocks, and of he lambs and of he goats.

Isaiah 25:1

O Jehovah, thou my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name, for thou didst a wonder; counsels from far off, stability, faithfulness.

Isaiah 66:3

He slaughtering the ox, striking a man; he sacrificing a sheep, broke a dog's neck; he bringing up a gift, swine's blood; he making remembrance of frankincense, praising vanity; also they chose their ways, and in their abominations their soul delighted.

Hosea 6:6

For I delighted in mercy and not sacrifice; the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

Amos 5:22

For if ye shall bring up to me burnt-offerirgs, and your gifts, I will not delight; and I will not look upon the peace-offerings of your fatlings.

Matthew 12:7

And if ye knew what it is, I will mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent.

Matthew 9:13

And having gone, learn what is this, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel will say, Was it pleasing to Jehovah in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as to hear to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to hear, above a good sacrifice, and to hearken, above the fat of rams.