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“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.
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

“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.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack just like
  2. Isaiah 66:4 Or So
  3. Isaiah 66:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read and no
  4. Isaiah 66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read his word
  5. Isaiah 66:5 So 1QIsaa; MT reads so that we may see; LXX reads so that the name of the Lord may be glorified