1 Thus says the Lord:
^a“Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest? ‡

3 “He^a who kills a bull is as if he slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he ^bbreaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine’s blood;
He who burns incense, as if he blesses an idol.
Just as they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations, ‡

4 So will I choose their delusions,
And bring their fears on them;
^aBecause, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.” ‡