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Isaiah 66:3 Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig's blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.

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They have chosen their own ways, and they delight in their abominations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/66.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But those who choose their own ways&#8212; delighting in their detestable sins&#8212; will not have their offerings accepted. When such people sacrifice a bull, it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice. When they sacrifice a lamb, it&#8217;s as though they had sacrificed a dog! When they bring an offering of grain, they might as well offer the blood of a pig. When they burn frankincense, it&#8217;s as if they had blessed an idol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/66.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig&#8217;s blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig&#8217;s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/66.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that killeth an ox <i>is as if</i> he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, <i>as if</i> he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, <i>as if he offered</i> swine's blood; he that burneth incense, <i>as if</i> he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/66.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />&#8220;He who kills a bull <i>is as if</i> he slays a man; He who sacrifices a lamb, <i>as if</i> he breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; He who offers a grain offering, <i>as if he offers</i> swine&#8217;s blood; He who burns incense, <i>as if</i> he blesses an idol. Just as they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their abominations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/66.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;<i>But</i> the one who slaughters an ox is <i>like</i> one who kills a person; The one who sacrifices a lamb is <i>like</i> one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; One who offers a grain offering <i>is like one who offers</i> pig&#8217;s blood; One who burns incense is <i>like</i> one who blesses an idol. As they have chosen their <i>own</i> ways, And their souls delight in their abominations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man; He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog&#8217s neck; He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine&#8217s blood; He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol. As they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their abominations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;<i>But</i> he who kills an ox is <i>like</i> one who slays a man; He who sacrifices a lamb is <i>like</i> the one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; He who offers a grain offering <i>is like one who offers</i> swine&#8217;s blood; He who burns incense is <i>like</i> the one who blesses an idol. As they have chosen their <i>own</i> ways, And their soul delights in their abominations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/66.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />&#8220;<i>But</i> he who slaughters an ox is the one who strikes down a man; He who sacrifices a lamb is the one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; He who offers a grain offering <i>is the one who offers</i> swine&#8217;s blood; He who offers a memorial offering of frankincense is the one who blesses wickedness. As they have chosen their <i>own</i> ways, And their soul takes pleasure in their detestable things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/66.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man; He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; He who offers a grain offering, <i>as one who offers</i> swine&#8217;s blood; He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol. Such people have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/66.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One person slaughters an ox, another kills a person; one person sacrifices a lamb, another breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; one person offers a grain offering, another offers pig&#8217;s blood; one person offers incense, another praises an idol &#8212; all these have chosen their ways and delight in their abhorrent practices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/66.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One slaughters an ox, one kills a man; one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog&#8217s neck; one offers a grain offering, one offers pig&#8217s blood; one offers incense, one praises an idol&#8212; all these have chosen their ways and delight in their detestable practices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/66.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine's blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/66.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You sacrifice oxen to me, and you commit murder; you sacrifice lambs to me and dogs to other gods; you offer grain to me and pigs' blood to idols; you burn incense to me and praise your idols. You have made your own choice to do these disgusting things that you enjoy so much. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/66.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine's blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol: yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/66.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />Whoever kills a bull is like someone who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like someone who breaks a dog's neck. Whoever offers a grain sacrifice is like someone who [offers] pig's blood. Whoever burns incense is like someone who worships an idol. People have certainly chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in detestable things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/66.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The people do as they please. It's all the same to them whether they kill a bull as a sacrifice or sacrifice a human being; whether they sacrifice a lamb or break a dog's neck; whether they present a grain offering or offer pigs' blood; whether they offer incense or pray to an idol. They take pleasure in disgusting ways of worship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/66.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Whoever slaughters an ox is just like one who kills a human being; whoever sacrifices a lamb is just like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever makes a grain offering is just like one who offers pig's blood; and whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense is just like one who blesses an idol. Yes, these have chosen their own ways, and they take delight in their contaminated actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/66.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog?s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig?s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/66.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog's neck; the one who presents an offering includes pig's blood with it; the one who offers incense also praises an idol. They have decided to behave this way; they enjoy these disgusting practices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/66.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He who slaughters an ox is like one who strikes down a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog's neck; he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig's blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/66.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/66.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig&#8217;s blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/66.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters the ox strikes a man, "" Whoever sacrifices the lamb beheads a dog, "" Whoever is bringing up a present&#8212;The blood of a sow, "" Whoever is making mention of frankincense, "" Is blessing iniquity. Indeed, they have fixed on their own ways, "" And their soul has delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/66.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man, Whoso sacrificeth the lamb beheadeth a dog, Whoso is bringing up a present -- The blood of a sow, Whoso is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Yea, they have fixed on their own ways, And in their abominations their soul hath delighted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/66.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He slaughtering the ox, striking a man; he sacrificing a sheep, broke a dog's neck; he bringing up a gift, swine's blood; he making remembrance of frankincense, praising vanity; also they chose their ways, and in their abominations their soul delighted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/66.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that sacrificeth an ox, is as if he slew a man: he that killeth a sheep in sacrifice, as if he should brain a dog: he that offereth an oblation, as if he should offer swine's blood; he that remembereth incense, as if he should bless an idol. All these things have they chosen in their ways, and their soul is delighted in their abominations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/66.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever immolates an ox, it is as if he slaughters a man. Whoever sacrifices a sheep, it is as if he is smashing the head of a dog. Whoever offers an oblation, it is as if he is offering swine&#8217;s blood. Whoever makes remembrance with incense, it is as if he is blessing an idol. All these things, they have chosen according to their own ways, and their soul has taken delight in their own abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/66.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The one slaughtering an ox, striking a man, sacrificing a lamb, breaking a dog&#8217;s neck, Making an offering of pig&#8217;s blood, burning incense, honoring an idol&#8212; These have chosen their own ways, and taken pleasure in their own abominations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/66.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who kills a human being; whoever sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck; whoever presents a grain offering, like one who offers swine&#8217;s blood; whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and in their abominations they take delight;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/66.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who kills an ox is like him who slays a man; he who sacrifices a lamb is like him who kills a dog; he who offers a meal offering is like him who offers swine's blood; he who burns incense is like him who blesses an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/66.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He who slaughters a bull is as if he were one killing a man; he who sacrifices a lamb as if he were one killing a dog; he who offers a meal offering as if the blood of pigs; he who offers frankincense as if he were he who blesses idols. Also, they are nurtured in their ways, and their soul delighted in their idols<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/66.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he broke a dog's neck; He that offereth a meal-offering, as if he offered swine's blood; He that maketh a memorial-offering of frankincense, as if he blessed an idol; According as they have chosen their own ways, And their soul delighteth in their abominations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/66.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But the transgressor that sacrifices a calf to me, is as he that kills a dog; and he that offers fine flour, as <i>one that offers</i> swine's blood; he that gives frankincense for a memorial, is as a blasphemer. Yet they have chosen their own ways, and their soul has delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/66-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14511" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Heaven is My Throne</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">2</span>Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,&#8221; declares the LORD. &#8220;This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: &#353;&#333;&#183;w&#183;&#7717;&#234;&#7789; (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">Whoever slaughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7794.htm" title="7794: ha&#353;&#183;&#353;&#333;&#183;wr (Art:: N-ms) -- A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.). From shuwr; a bullock.">an ox</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: mak&#183;k&#234;h- (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">is like one who slays</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: &#8217;&#238;&#353; (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: z&#333;&#183;w&#183;&#7687;&#234;&#183;a&#7717; (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">whoever sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/7716.htm" title="7716: ha&#347;&#183;&#347;eh (Art:: N-ms) -- Or sey; probably from sha'ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat.">a lamb</a> <a href="/hebrew/3611.htm" title="3611: ke&#183;le&#7687; (N-ms) -- A dog. From an unused root means. To yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence a male prostitute.">is like one who breaks a dog&#8217;s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6202.htm" title="6202: &#8216;&#333;&#183;r&#234;p&#772; (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from oreph, to break the neck; hence to destroy.">neck;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ma&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;h (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">whoever presents</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min&#183;&#7717;&#257;h (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">a grain offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: maz&#183;k&#238;r (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">is like one who offers</a> <a href="/hebrew/2386.htm" title="2386: &#7717;a&#774;&#183;z&#238;r (N-ms) -- Swine, boar. From an unused root probably meaning to enclose; a hog.">pig&#8217;s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dam- (N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3828.htm" title="3828: l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#333;&#183;n&#257;h (N-fs) -- Frankincense. Or lbonah; from laban; frankincense.">whoever offers frankincense</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: m&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;r&#234;&#7733; (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">is like one who blesses</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: &#8217;&#257;&#183;wen (N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol.">an idol.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: h&#234;m&#183;m&#257;h (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: b&#257;&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;r&#363; (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">have chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: b&#601;&#183;&#7695;ar&#183;&#7733;&#234;&#183;hem (Prep-b:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">their own ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: &#7717;&#257;&#183;p&#772;&#234;&#183;&#7779;&#257;h (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">and delighted</a> <a href="/hebrew/8251.htm" title="8251: &#363;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;&#353;iq&#183;q&#363;&#183;&#7779;&#234;&#183;hem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Detested thing. Or shiqquts; from shaqats; disgusting, i.e. Filthy; especially idolatrous or an idol.">in their abominations.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap&#772;&#183;&#353;&#257;m (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.&#8221;&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a></span><br />&#8220;What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?&#8221; says the LORD. &#8220;I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you&#8212;this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations&#8212;I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Jeremiah 7:21-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! / For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-24</a></span><br />&#8220;I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-8.htm">Psalm 50:8-14</a></span><br />I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. / I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens, / for every beast of the forest is Mine&#8212;the cattle on a thousand hills. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: &#8220;Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />&#8216;These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.&#8217;&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, &#8220;Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: &#8216;These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4-6</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. / Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: &#8220;Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a></span><br />A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man&#8217;s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-3.htm">1 Corinthians 13:3</a></span><br />If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that kills an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrifices a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offers an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burns incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations.</p><p class="hdg">killeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a></b></br> To what purpose <i>is</i> the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8</a></b></br> The sacrifice of the wicked <i>is</i> an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright <i>is</i> his delight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm">Proverbs 21:27</a></b></br> The sacrifice of the wicked <i>is</i> abomination: how much more, <i>when</i> he bringeth it with a wicked mind?</p><p class="hdg">lamb, or kid cut</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Deuteronomy 23:18</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these <i>are</i> abomination unto the LORD thy God.</p><p class="hdg">as is he offered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></b></br> They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one <i>tree</i> in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Isaiah 65:3,4</a></b></br> A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></b></br> And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it <i>is</i> unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.</p><p class="hdg">burneth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/2-2.htm">Leviticus 2:2</a></b></br> And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, <i>to be</i> an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:</p><p class="hdg">they have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></b></br> Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose <i>that</i> wherein I delighted not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-8.htm">Judges 5:8</a></b></br> They chose new gods; then <i>was</i> war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Judges 10:14</a></b></br> Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/26-25.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-23.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-16.htm">Blesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Burneth</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-5.htm">Burns</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-22.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-17.htm">Dog's</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Frankincense</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-2.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/psalms/50-23.htm">Offereth</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Offers</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-25.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Pig's</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Sacrificeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-38.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Swine's</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-1.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-2.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/27-29.htm">Blesses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-6.htm">Burneth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-35.htm">Burns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-3.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Delighteth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm">Delights</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-8.htm">Dog's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Frankincense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Killeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-35.htm">Offereth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-35.htm">Offers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Pig's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Sacrificeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Swine's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 66</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">He comforts the humble by showing the confusion of their enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">With the marvelous growth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">And the gracious benefits of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">God's severe judgments against the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">The Gentiles shall have an holy church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">And see the damnation of the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, oxen were valuable for their use in agriculture and as sacrificial animals. The comparison to murder underscores the severity of performing religious rituals with a corrupt heart. This echoes <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, where obedience is prioritized over sacrifice. The prophet Isaiah often criticized empty religious practices (<a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a>).<p><b>Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog&#8217;s neck;</b><br>Lambs were commonly used in sacrificial offerings, symbolizing innocence and purity. The act of breaking a dog's neck, an unclean animal in Jewish law, represents a detestable act. This juxtaposition emphasizes the worthlessness of sacrifices made without true devotion. The imagery serves as a stark warning against superficial worship, aligning with the broader biblical theme that God desires mercy and knowledge of Him over burnt offerings (<a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a>).<p><b>Whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig&#8217;s blood;</b><br>Grain offerings were part of the Levitical sacrifices, symbolizing dedication and thanksgiving to God. Offering pig's blood, however, would be abhorrent to Jewish sensibilities, as pigs were considered unclean animals (<a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7</a>). This comparison illustrates the abomination of insincere worship and the defilement of sacred practices. It reflects the prophetic call for purity of heart and intention, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a>.<p><b>Whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol.</b><br>Frankincense was a valuable incense used in worship and offerings, symbolizing prayer and devotion. Blessing an idol, however, is an act of idolatry, directly violating the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). This phrase condemns the mixing of true worship with idolatrous practices, a recurring issue in Israel's history. It serves as a reminder of the exclusive devotion God requires, as emphasized in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>).<p><b>Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.</b><br>This statement summarizes the people's rebellion and preference for their sinful practices over God's commands. Choosing their own ways signifies a deliberate rejection of divine guidance, leading to spiritual and moral decay. The delight in abominations indicates a hardened heart, reminiscent of the idolatry and corruption condemned by the prophets (<a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a>). This phrase calls for repentance and a return to sincere worship, aligning with the prophetic message of restoration and hope for those who turn back to God (<a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry was primarily to the Kingdom of Judah. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, often the primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies. The people of Judah were frequently called to repentance due to their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_system.htm">Sacrificial System</a></b><br>The system of offerings and sacrifices established by God for the Israelites, which included offerings like oxen, lambs, and grain, intended to atone for sin and express worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols or false gods, which was a persistent issue among the Israelites, leading them away from true worship of Yahweh.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/abominations.htm">Abominations</a></b><br>Practices detestable to God, often associated with idolatry and false worship, which the people of Judah were warned against.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/true_worship_vs._ritualistic_religion.htm">True Worship vs. Ritualistic Religion</a></b><br>God desires genuine worship from the heart rather than empty rituals. Our religious practices should reflect a sincere relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry can take many forms, not just physical idols. We must examine our lives for anything that takes precedence over God and repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_over_sacrifice.htm">Obedience Over Sacrifice</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands is more valuable than any ritual or sacrifice. We should prioritize living according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Regularly assess your spiritual practices to ensure they are rooted in love and devotion to God, not mere tradition or obligation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/delighting_in_god's_ways.htm">Delighting in God's Ways</a></b><br>Choose to delight in God's ways rather than in practices that are abominable to Him. Seek joy in following His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_66.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 66</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_four_horsemen.htm">Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_avoid_casting_pearls_before_swine.htm">Why did Jesus advise against casting pearls before swine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_loving_deity_enact_vengeance.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16: How can a loving deity be reconciled with the depiction of fiery vengeance and widespread destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_66_22__new_creation_vs._entropy.htm">Isaiah 66:22: How does the promise of a permanent 'new heavens and new earth' align with modern scientific understanding of cosmic decay or entropy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/66.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">He that killeth an ox . . .</span>--The truth of the previous verse is emphasised by iteration, each clause presenting a distinct illustration of it. Chapter <a href="/context/isaiah/65-3.htm" title="A people that provokes me to anger continually to my face; that sacrifices in gardens, and burns incense on altars of brick;">Isaiah 65:3-11</a> had pointed to tendencies, not yet extinct, which led to open apostasy. Now the prophet declares that there may be as real an apostasy beneath an orthodox creed and an irreproachable ritual. Each act of the hypocrite's worship is as an idolatrous abomination.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/66.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man</span>; literally, <span class="accented">is a manslayer.</span> The full meaning seems to be, "He that, not being of a poor and contrite spirit, would offer me an ox in sacrifice, is as little pleasing to me as a murderer." Sacrifice, without the true spirit of sacrifice, is an abomination (comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11</a>, "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord," etc.). There, however, the sacrifices are actually offered; here they are hypothetical. The ungodly exiles design to offer sacrifice to God in his temple, when they have rebuilt it (ver. 1). God rejects their offerings by anticipation. <span class="cmt_word">As if he out off a dog's neck</span>; <span class="accented">i.e."</span> would no more please me by the sacrifice than if he were to make an offering of the unclean dog." (On the uncleanness of the dog, see <a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Deuteronomy 23:18</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">He that offereth an oblation</span>; or, a meat <span class="accented">offering</span> (see <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Leviticus 2:1-15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">He that burneth incense</span>. With his meat offering, as directed in <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Leviticus 2:1, 2</a>. Such a one is no better than he that blesseth (i.e. worships) an idol. It may be suspected that the ritual acts selected for comparison with those of the Levitical law are practices to which the exiles were given (comp. <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Isaiah 65:3, 4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Yea, they have chosen</span>, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">as they haw chosen.</span> The clause stands over against the first clause of ver. 4, "As they (<span class="accented">gain hemmah</span>) have chosen their ways, so I (<span class="accented">gain ani</span>) have chosen their delusions." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/66-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Whoever slaughters</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1495;&#1461;&#1448;&#1496;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#333;&#183;w&#183;&#7717;&#234;&#7789;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an ox</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1473;&#1468;&#1436;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(ha&#353;&#183;&#353;&#333;&#183;wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7794.htm">Strong's 7794: </a> </span><span class="str2">A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is [like] one who slays</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1492;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(mak&#183;k&#234;h-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1460;&#1431;&#1497;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#238;&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whoever sacrifices</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1494;&#1493;&#1465;&#1489;&#1461;&#1444;&#1495;&#1463;</span> <span class="translit">(z&#333;&#183;w&#183;&#7687;&#234;&#183;a&#7717;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a lamb</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1474;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(ha&#347;&#183;&#347;eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7716.htm">Strong's 7716: </a> </span><span class="str2">A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is like] one who breaks a dog&#8217;s</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1462;&#1428;&#1500;&#1462;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(ke&#183;le&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3611.htm">Strong's 3611: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dog, a male prostitute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">neck;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1465;&#1443;&#1512;&#1461;&#1469;&#1507;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#333;&#183;r&#234;p&#772;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6202.htm">Strong's 6202: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break the neck, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whoever presents</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1500;&#1461;&#1444;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(ma&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a grain offering</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1460;&#1504;&#1456;&#1495;&#1464;&#1492;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(min&#183;&#7717;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is like] one who offers</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1463;&#1494;&#1456;&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(maz&#183;k&#238;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pig&#8217;s</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1495;&#1458;&#1494;&#1460;&#1428;&#1497;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7717;a&#774;&#183;z&#238;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2386.htm">Strong's 2386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Swine, boar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1491;&#1468;&#1463;&#1501;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(dam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whoever offers incense</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1465;&#1504;&#1464;&#1430;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#333;&#183;n&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3828.htm">Strong's 3828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Frankincense</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is like] one who praises</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1443;&#1512;&#1461;&#1469;&#1498;&#1456;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;r&#234;&#7733;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an idol.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1464;&#1425;&#1493;&#1462;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#257;&#183;wen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_205.htm">Strong's 205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Indeed,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1490;&#1468;&#1463;&#1501;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1461;&#1431;&#1502;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#234;m&#183;m&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have chosen</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1469;&#1495;&#1458;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#257;&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;r&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their own ways</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1428;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;&#7695;ar&#183;&#7733;&#234;&#183;hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b &#124; Noun - common plural construct &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and delighted</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1495;&#1464;&#1508;&#1461;&#1469;&#1510;&#1464;&#1492;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7717;&#257;&#183;p&#772;&#234;&#183;&#7779;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm">Strong's 2654: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their abominations.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1511;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1510;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1430;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(&#363;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;&#353;iq&#183;q&#363;&#183;&#7779;&#234;&#183;hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b &#124; Noun - masculine plural construct &#124; third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8251.htm">Strong's 8251: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disgusting, filthy, idolatrous, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 66:3 He who kills an ox is as (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 66:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 66:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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