Isaiah 66:1-3

Contemporary English Version

True Worship

66 ^(A)^(B) The Lord said:
Heaven is my throne;
    the earth is my footstool.
What kind of house
could you build for me?
    In what place will I rest?
²I have made everything;
that's how it all came to be.^[a]
    I, the Lord, have spoken.

The people I treasure most
are the humble—
they depend only on me
and tremble when I speak.

³You sacrifice oxen to me,
    and you commit murder;
you sacrifice lambs to me
    and dogs to other gods;
you offer grain to me
    and pigs' blood to idols;
you burn incense to me
    and praise your idols.^[b]
You have made your own choice
to do these disgusting things
    that you enjoy so much.

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Footnotes

66.2 that's … be: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
66.3 You sacrifice oxen … idols: Or “Sacrificing oxen to me is the same as murder; sacrificing lambs to me is the same as sacrificing dogs to other gods; offering grain to me is the same as offering pigs' blood to idols; and burning incense to me is the same as praising idols.”