- honoured:
- "To whatª purpose [is] the multitudeª of your sacrificesª unto me? saithª° the LORD:ª I am fullª° of the burnt offeringsª of rams,ª and the fatª of fed beasts;ª and I delightª° not¹ in the bloodª of bullocks,ª or of lambs,ª or of he goats.ª ... And when ye spread forthª° your hands,ª I will hideª° mine eyesª from¹ you: yea,¹ when¹ ye make manyª° prayers,ª I will not¹ hear:ª° your handsª are fullª° of blood.ª" {Isa 1:11-15} + "He that killethª° an oxª [is as if] he slewª° a man;ª he that sacrificethª° a lamb,ª [as if] he cut off²° a dog's² neck;ª°¹ he that offerethª° an oblation,ª [as if he offered] swine'sª blood;ª he that burnethª° incense,ª [as if] he blessedª° an idol.ª Yea,¹ they¹ have chosenª° their own ways,ª and their soulª delightethª° in their abominations.ª" {Isa 66:3} + "The sacrificeª of the wickedª [is] an abominationª to the LORD:ª but the prayerª of the uprightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 15:8} + "The sacrificeª of the wickedª [is] abomination:ª how much more,¹¹ [when] he bringethª° it with a wicked mind?ª" {Prv 21:27} + "I hate,ª° I despiseª° your feast days,ª and I will not¹ smellª° in your solemn assemblies.ª ... Though¹¹ ye offerª° me burnt offeringsª and your meat offerings,ª I will not¹ acceptª° [them]: neither¹ will I regardª° the peace offeringsª of your fat beasts.ª" {Ams 5:21-22} + "Speakª° unto¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land,ª and to¹ the priests,ª saying,ª° When¹ ye fastedª° and mournedª° in the fifthª and seventhª [month], even those¹ seventyª years,ª did ye at all²° fastª° unto me, [even] to me?¹ ... And when¹ ye did eat,ª° and when¹ ye did drink,ª° did not¹ ye¹ eatª° [for yourselves], and drinkª° [for yourselves]?" {Zch 7:5-6} + "Forª myª yokeª [is] easy,ª andª myª burdenª isª° light.ª" {Mtt 11:30}
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