Isaiah 66:3-5
International Standard Version
3 “Whoever slaughters an ox
is just like[a] one who kills a human being;
whoever sacrifices a lamb
is just like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
is just like one who offers pig’s blood;
and whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense
is just like one who blesses an idol.
Yes, these have chosen their own ways,
and they take delight in their contaminated actions.
4 Therefore[b] I, too, will choose harsh treatment for them,
and will bring upon them what they dread.
For when I called, no[c] one answered;
when I spoke, they didn’t listen;
but they did what I consider to be evil,
and chose what doesn’t please me.”
The Lord Vindicates Zion
5 “Hear this message from the Lord,
you who tremble at his words:[d]
“Your own brothers who hate you
and exclude you because of my name
have said: ‘Let the Lord be glorified;
he will see[e] your joy,’
yet it is they who will be put to shame.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 66:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack just like
- Isaiah 66:4 Or So
- Isaiah 66:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read and no
- Isaiah 66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his word
- Isaiah 66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT reads so that we may see; LXX reads so that the name of the Lord may be glorified
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