And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fa
When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I w
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that yo
I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it f
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.
So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; yo
Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them,
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and th
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!