Jeremiah 7:22-23

New King James Version

²²^(A)For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. ²³But this is what I commanded them, saying, ^(B)‘Obey My voice, and ^(C)I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’

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Isaiah 1:11-18

New King James Version

¹¹“To what purpose is the multitude of your ^(A)sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.

¹²“When you come ^(B)to appear before Me,
Who has required this from your hand,
To trample My courts?
¹³Bring no more ^(C)futile^[a] sacrifices;
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and ^(D)the calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
¹⁴Your ^(E)New Moons and your ^(F)appointed feasts
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
¹⁵^(G)When you ^[b]spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
^(H)Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of ^[c]blood.

¹⁶“Wash^(I) yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
^(J)Cease to do evil,
¹⁷Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Rebuke ^[d]the oppressor;
^[e]Defend the fatherless,
Plead for the widow.

¹⁸“Come now, and let us ^(K)reason together,”
Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
^(L)They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be as wool.