You rulers aof Sodom;
Give ear to the law of our God,
You people of Gomorrah:
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.
Incense is an abomination to Me.
The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and bthe calling of assemblies—
I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
My soul hates;
They are a trouble to Me,
I am weary of bearing them.
I will hide My eyes from you;
bEven though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of1 blood.
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes.
bCease to do evil,
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Isaiah 1:12
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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