The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; who
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; yo
The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fa
“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.