(A)“He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man;
    he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck;
he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers (B)pig's blood;
    he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.
(C)These have chosen their own ways,
    and their soul delights in their abominations;

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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

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21 (A)“I hate, I despise your feasts,
    and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 (B)Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
    I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
    I will not look upon them.

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11 (A)“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
    says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
    and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
    or of lambs, or of goats.

12 “When you come to (B)appear before me,
    who has required of you
    this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
    incense is an abomination to me.
(C)New moon and Sabbath and the (D)calling of convocations—
    I cannot endure (E)iniquity and (F)solemn assembly.
14 Your (G)new moons and your appointed feasts
    my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
    I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you (H)spread out your hands,
    I will hide my eyes from you;
(I)even though you make many prayers,
    I will not listen;
    (J)your hands are full of blood.

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17 (A)“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, (B)eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord.

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12 I will destine you to the sword,
    and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter,
(A)because, when I called, you did not answer;
    when I spoke, you did not listen,
(B)but you did what was evil in my eyes
    and chose what I did not delight in.”

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and bring it to Aaron's sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its (A)memorial portion on the altar, a food (B)offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

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a people who provoke me
    to my face continually,
(A)sacrificing in gardens
    and making offerings on bricks;
who sit in tombs,
    and spend the night in secret places;
(B)who eat pig's flesh,
    and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels;

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27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
    how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.

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18 You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog[a] into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:18 Or male prostitute

And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and (A)their carcasses you shall not touch.

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14 Go and cry out (A)to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.”

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17 Because of the iniquity of his (A)unjust gain I was angry,
    I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
    but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.

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(A)When new gods were chosen,
    then war was in the gates.
(B)Was shield or spear to be seen
    among forty thousand in Israel?

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