Isaiah 43:24
Thou hast not bought for me sweet cane, and with the fat of thy sacrifices hast thou not satisfied me; but thou hast troubled me with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
25I, it is I that blot out thy transgressions for my own sake, and thy sins I will not remember.
Cross References
Exodus 30:23And thou, take unto thyself principal spices: of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon, its half shall be two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
Leviticus 3:16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar; as the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor, is all the fat unto the Lord.
Psalms 50:9I will not take a bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.
Isaiah 1:14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth; they are become a burden unto me; I am weary to bear them,
Isaiah 7:13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that ye will weary also my God?
Jeremiah 6:20To what purpose serveth me the frankincense which cometh from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far-off country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not agreeable unto me.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:23-28
Reproof to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 22 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine… Read the whole commentary →