[a](A)Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;
My ears You have [b]opened;
Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:6 I.e. Blood sacrifice
  2. Psalm 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced

16 For You (A)do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.

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11 (A)What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I [a]have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:11 Or am sated with

For (A)I delight in loyalty (B)rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

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