Isaiah 43:24

Thou hast bought Me no fragrant calamus with kesef, 1 neither hast thou filled Me with the chelev of thy zevakhim; 1 but thou hast wearied Me with thy chattot, 1 thou hast wearied Me with thine avonot. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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 iniquities.

In Context

23Thou hast not brought Me the seh (lamb) of thy olot; 1 neither hast thou honored Me with thy zevakhim. 1 I have not caused thee to serve with a minchah, 1 nor wearied thee with levonah (incense, frankincense). 1

25I, even I, am He that blotteth out 1 thy peysha'im for Mine own sake, 1 and will not remember thy chattot. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 30:23Take thou also unto thee choice spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekel-weights, and of fragrant cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane spice two hundred and fifty,

Leviticus 3:16And the kohen shall burn them upon the Mizbe'ach; it is the lechem of the offering made by eish for a re'ach nicho'ach; all the chelev (fat) is Hashemʼs.

Psalms 50:9I will accept no par (bull) from thy bais, 1 nor he-goats out of thy folds. 1

Isaiah 1:14Your Rosh Chodesh and your Mo'adim 1 My Nefesh hateth; 1 they are a burden unto Me; 1 I am weary to bear them. 1

Isaiah 7:13And he (Yeshayah) said, Hear ye now, O Bais Dovid; Is it a small thing for you to weary anashim, but will ye weary my G-d also?

Jeremiah 6:20To what purpose cometh there to Me frankincense from Sheva, + 6:20 i.e., southwest Arabia 1 and the sweet cane from a far country? 1 Your olot (burnt offerings) are not acceptable, 1 nor your zevakhim pleasing unto Me. 1

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 →

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