12 When ye come to appear before me, who required this of your hands to tread in my courts?

13 Bring no more oblations, [a]in vain: incense is an abomination unto me: I cannot suffer your new moons, nor Sabbath, nor solemn days (it is iniquity) nor solemn assemblies.

14 My soul hateth your [b]new moons and your appointed feasts: they are a burden unto me: I am weary to bear them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:13 Without faith and repentance.
  2. Isaiah 1:14 Your sacrifices offered in the new moons and feasts: he condemneth hereby hypocrites, which think to please God with ceremonies, and they themselves are void of faith and mercy.

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