13 Do not go on bringing your worthless offerings,
(A)Incense is an abomination to Me.
(B)New moon and Sabbath, the (C)proclamation of an assembly—
I cannot (D)endure wrongdoing and the festive assembly.
14 [a]I hate your new moon festivals and your (E)appointed feasts,
They have become a burden to Me;
I am (F)tired of bearing them.
15 So when you (G)spread out your hands in prayer,
(H)I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you (I)offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
(J)Your hands are [b]covered with blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 1:14 Lit My soul hates
  2. Isaiah 1:15 Lit full of

13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings!(A)
    Your incense(B) is detestable(C) to me.
New Moons,(D) Sabbaths and convocations(E)
    I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
14 Your New Moon(F) feasts and your appointed festivals(G)
    I hate with all my being.(H)
They have become a burden to me;(I)
    I am weary(J) of bearing them.
15 When you spread out your hands(K) in prayer,
    I hide(L) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.(M)

Your hands(N) are full of blood!(O)

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38 Again, they have done this to Me: they have (A)defiled My sanctuary on the same day, and have (B)profaned My Sabbaths. 39 For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My (C)sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house.

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38 They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary(A) and desecrated my Sabbaths.(B) 39 On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated(C) it. That is what they did in my house.(D)

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And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My (A)throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will (B)dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution and by the [a](C)corpses of their kings [b]when they die,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or monuments as in Ugaritic
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Lit in their death; MT on their high places

He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne(A) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile(B) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[a] for their kings at their death.[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or their high places