16 You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;
you are not pleased with a burnt offering.(A)
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is[a] a broken spirit.
You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God.(B)

18 In your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build the walls of Jerusalem.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 51:17 Lit The sacrifices of God are

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