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Didn’t I make everything by my power?
    That is how all things were created,”
    announces the Lord.

“The people I value are not proud.
    They are sorry for the wrong things they have done.
    They have great respect for what I say.
But others are not like that.
    They sacrifice bulls to me,
    but at the same time they kill people.
They offer lambs to me,
    but they also sacrifice dogs to other gods.
They bring grain offerings to me,
    but they also offer pig’s blood to other gods.
They burn incense to me,
    but they also worship statues of gods.
They have chosen to go their own way.
    They take delight in things I hate.
So I have also made a choice.
    I will make them suffer greatly.
    I will bring on them what they are afraid of.
When I called out to them, no one answered me.
    When I spoke to them, no one listened.
They did what is evil in my sight.
    They chose to do what displeases me.”

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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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