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23     You didn’t present Me with sheep for burnt offerings
        or acknowledge Me in sacrifices.
    I didn’t tire you by demanding so many gifts of offerings and incense.
24     No sweet cane, no money or glorious excess have you given to Me.
        You didn’t even try to satisfy Me with the fat of your sacrifices.
    Instead, you tired Me with your sins—bloodshed and lies, crimes and offenses;
        you wore Me down with all your belligerence and faults.
25     So let’s get this clear: it’s for My own sake that I save you.
        I am He who wipes the slate clean and erases your wrongdoing.
        I will not call to mind your sins anymore.

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