- To what:
- "Sacrificeª and offeringª thou didst not¹ desire;ª° mine earsª hast thou opened:ª° burnt offeringª and sin offeringª hast thou not¹ required.ª°" {Psa 40:6} + "Hear,ª° O my people,ª and I will speak;ª° O Israel,ª and I will testifyª° against thee: I¹ [am] God,ª [even] thy God.ª ... Will I eatª° the fleshª of bulls,ª or drinkª° the bloodª of goats?ª" {Psa 50:7-13} + "But unto the wickedª Godª saith,ª° What¹ hast thou to do to declareª° my statutes,ª or [that] thou shouldest takeª° my covenantª in¹ thy mouth?ª ... Seeing thou¹ hatestª° instruction,ª and castestª° my wordsª behindª thee." {Psa 50:16-17} + "Sayª° unto God,ª How¹ terribleª° [art thou in] thy works!ª through the greatnessª of thy powerª shall thine enemiesª° submitª° themselves unto thee." {Psa 66:3} + "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" {Isa 1:11} + "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} + "As for you,¹ O houseª of Israel,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Go²°¹ ye, serveª° ye every oneª his idols,ª and hereafterª [also], if¹ ye will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me: but polluteª° ye my holyª nameª no¹ more¹ with your gifts,ª and with your idols.ª" {Ezk 20:39} + "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} + "Wherewith¹ shall I come beforeª° the LORD,ª [and] bow²° myself¹ before the highª God?ª shall I come beforeª° him with burnt offerings,ª with calvesª of a yearª old?ª ... He hath shewedª° thee, O man,ª what¹ [is] good;ª and what¹ doth the LORDª requireª° of¹ thee, but¹¹ to doª° justly,ª and to love²¹ mercy,ª and to walk²°¹ humblyª° with¹ thy God?ª" {Mic 6:6-8}
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