Isaiah 1:11

To what purpose is the multitude 1 of your zevakhim unto Me? saith Hashem; 1 I am fed up of the olot (burnt offerings) of rams, 1 and the fat of fed beasts; 1 and I delight not in the dahm of bulls, 1 or of lambs, or of goats. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

In Context

10Hear the Devar Hashem, 1 ye rulers of Sodom; 1 give ear unto the Torat Eloheinu, 1 ye people of Amora (Gomorrah). 1

12When ye come to appear before Me, 1 who hath required this at your hand, to trample khatzerai (My courts)? 1

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Cross References

Psalms 50:8I will not reprove thee for thy zevakhim. 1 And thy olot are before Me tamid. 1

Proverbs 15:8The zevach of the resha'im is a to'evah to Hashem, 1 but the tefillah (prayer) of the yesharim is His delight. 1

Isaiah 66:3He that slaughtereth the bull 1 is the slayer of a man; 1 he that sacrificeth a seh, 1 is a strangler of dogs; 1 he that offereth a minchah, 1 it is dahm chazir; 1 he that burneth incense, 1 blesseth idols. 1 As they have chosen their own ways, 1 and their nefesh delighteth in their shikkutzim (abominations), 1

Jeremiah 7:21Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os, Elohei Yisroel; Add your olot unto your zevakhim, and eat basar.

Amos 4:5And offer a todah thank offering with chametz (leavened bread), 1 and proclaim and publish the nedavot (freewill offerings); 1 for this ye love, O Bnei Yisroel, saith Adonoi Hashem. 1

Micah 6:7Will Hashem be pleased with thousands of eilim (rams), 1 or with ten thousand rivers of shemen (olive oil)? 1 Shall I give my bechor (firstborn) for my peysha, 1 the p'ri (fruit) of my beten for the chattat (sin) of my nefesh? 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 1:11-16

The Vanity of Mere Ritual Obedience. ( b. c. 738.) 10 Hear the word of the Lord , ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is… Read the whole commentary →

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