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For My hand made all those things,
    thus all those things have come to be,
    says the Lord.

But to this man I will look,
    even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
    and trembles at My word.
He who kills a bull
    is as if he kills a man;
he who sacrifices a lamb,
    as if he breaks a dog’s neck;
he who offers a grain offering,
    as if he offers swine’s blood;
he who burns incense,
    as if he blesses an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,
    and their soul delights in their abominations;
I also will choose their punishments
    and will bring their fears on them,
because when I called, no one answered;
    when I spoke, they did not listen;
but they did evil before My eyes
    and chose that in which I did not delight.

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Has not my hand made all these things,(A)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,(B)
    and who tremble at my word.(C)
But whoever sacrifices a bull(D)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s(E) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense(F)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,(G)
    and they delight in their abominations;(H)
so I also will choose harsh treatment for them
    and will bring on them what they dread.(I)
For when I called, no one answered,(J)
    when I spoke, no one listened.
They did evil(K) in my sight
    and chose what displeases me.”(L)

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