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One who slaughters an ox, also smites a person.
One who sacrifices a lamb, also breaks the neck of a dog.
One who offers a grain offering, also offers the blood of pigs.
One who offers memorial incense, also blesses a useless idol.
Yes, they have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delights in their detestable things.
So I myself will choose their punishments,
and the things that terrify them I will bring to them,
because I called, and there was no one who answered.
I spoke, and they did not listen.
They did what is evil in my eyes,
and they chose things that do not please me.

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word.
Your brothers, who hate you
and exclude you for the sake of my name, say:
“Let the Lord be glorified so that we may see your joy.”
But they themselves will be put to shame.

Listen! An uproar in the city,
the sound of an uproar from the temple,
the sound of the Lord repaying his enemies in full!

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The one who slaughters a bull strikes a man;
    the one who slaughters a lamb for sacrifice breaks the neck of a dog.
The one who offers an offering, the blood of swine;
    the one who offers frankincense blesses an idol.
Indeed, they themselves have chosen their ways,
    and their soul delights in their abhorrence.
Indeed, I myself I will choose their ill treatment,
    and I will bring them objects of their dread,
because I called, and no one answered;[a]
    I spoke and they did not listen,
but[b] they did the evil in my eyes,
    and they chose that in which I do not delight.”

Hear the word of Yahweh, you who are frightened at his word:

Your brothers who hate you,
    who exclude you for my name’s sake have said,
“Let Yahweh be honored so that[c] we may see your joy!”
    But[d] they themselves shall be ashamed.
A voice, an uproar from the city!
    A voice from the temple!
        The voice of Yahweh paying back[e] his enemies!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:4 Literally “there was no one who answers”
  2. Isaiah 66:4 Or “and”
  3. Isaiah 66:5 Or “and”
  4. Isaiah 66:5 Or “And”
  5. Isaiah 66:6 Literally “rewarding retribution to”