8 So the daughter of Zion is left aas a booth in a vineyard,
As a hut in a garden of cucumbers,
bAs a besieged city.
As a hut in a garden of cucumbers,
bAs a besieged city.
9 aUnless the Lord of hosts
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like bSodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
Had left to us a very small remnant,
We would have become like bSodom,
We would have been made like Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers aof Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:
You rulers aof Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:
11 “To what purpose is the multitude of your asacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle.
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
Or of lambs or goats.
13 Bring no more afutile sacrifices;
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and bthe calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and bthe calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
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Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)