Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
appear before me—in the temple where the Shekinah, resting on the ark, was the symbol of God's presence (Exodus 23:15; Psalms 42:2).
who hath required this—as if you were doing God a service by such hypocritical offerings (Job 35:7). God did require it (Exodus 23:17), but not in this spirit (Micah 6:6-7).
courts—areas, in which the worshippers were. None but priests entered the temple itself.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 1:12:
Psalms 51:19
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Hosea 5:6
Hosea 6:6
Amos 5:21
Malachi 1:10
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