“I do (A)not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
“I shall take no (B)young bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds.
10 “For (C)every beast of the forest is Mine,
The cattle on a thousand hills.
11 “I know every (D)bird of the mountains,
And everything that moves in the field is [a]Mine.
12 “If I were hungry I would not tell you,
For the (E)world is Mine, and [b]all it contains.
13 “Shall I eat the flesh of [c](F)bulls
Or drink the blood of male goats?
14 “Offer to God (G)a sacrifice of thanksgiving
And (H)pay your vows to the Most High;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:11 Or in My mind; lit with Me
  2. Psalm 50:12 Lit its fullness
  3. Psalm 50:13 Lit strong ones

11 (A)What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I [a]have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:11 Or am sated with