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14 Say “thank you” to me as your offering.
Do whatever you have promised to do for me,
    the Most High God.
15 Pray to me when you are in trouble.
Then I will rescue you,
    and you will praise me.’[a]

16 But God says this to the wicked people:
‘It is useless for you to speak about my commands,
    or about my covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. 50:15 God says that there is nothing wrong with their sacrifices. But he does not need them. It is better to remember to say ‘thank you’ to God. Then he will answer his people when they pray to him for help.

14 “Sacrifice thank offerings(A) to God,
    fulfill your vows(B) to the Most High,(C)
15 and call(D) on me in the day of trouble;(E)
    I will deliver(F) you, and you will honor(G) me.”

16 But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws
    or take my covenant(H) on your lips?(I)

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