Isaiah 66:1-3
International Standard Version
The Worship that God Commands
66 This is what the Lord says:
“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Where is the house[a] that you would build for me,
and where will my resting place be?
2 All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came into being,”
declares the Lord.
“But this is the one to whom I will look favorably:
to the one who is humble and contrite in spirit,
and who[b] trembles at[c] my message.
3 “Whoever slaughters an ox
is just like[d] one who kills a human being;
whoever sacrifices a lamb
is just like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
is just like one who offers pig’s blood;
and whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense
is just like one who blesses an idol.
Yes, these have chosen their own ways,
and they take delight in their contaminated actions.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 66:1 I.e. a reconstructed Temple
- Isaiah 66:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack who
- Isaiah 66:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT use different Heb. prepositions
- Isaiah 66:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack just like
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