Isaiah 1:11
Isaiah 1:11 in Multiple Translations
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “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.
To what purpose is 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.
What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah: I have had enough 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.
What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
What use are all your many sacrifices to me? asks the Lord. I am sick and tired of your burnt offerings of rams and the fat of sacrificial animals. I don't delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats!
What haue I to doe with the multitude of your sacrifices, sayth the Lord? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and of the fat of fed beasts: and I desire not the blood of bullocks, nor of lambs, nor of goates.
'Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated [with] burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.
“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says the LORD. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to 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.
To what purpose do you offer me the multitude of your victims, saith the Lord? I am full, I desire not holocausts of rams, and fat of fatlings, and blood of calves, and lambs, and buck goats.
He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them because you do not worship me sincerely! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned on the altar, but I ◄am tired/do not want any more► of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that the priest pours against the altar.
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Isaiah 1:11 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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HEB
לָ/מָּה
לִּ֤/י
רֹב
זִבְחֵי/כֶם֙
יֹאמַ֣ר
יְהוָ֔ה
שָׂבַ֛עְתִּי
עֹל֥וֹת
אֵילִ֖ים
וְ/חֵ֣לֶב
מְרִיאִ֑ים
וְ/דַ֨ם
פָּרִ֧ים
וּ/כְבָשִׂ֛ים
וְ/עַתּוּדִ֖ים
לֹ֥א
חָפָֽצְתִּי
לָ/מָּה
mâh
H4100
what?
Prep | Part
לִּ֤/י
Prep | Suff
רֹב
rôb
H7230
abundance
N-cs
זִבְחֵי/כֶם֙
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
N-mp | Suff
יֹאמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
שָׂבַ֛עְתִּי
sâbaʻ
H7646
to satisfy
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
עֹל֥וֹת
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
N-fp
אֵילִ֖ים
ʼayil
H352
ram
N-mp
וְ/חֵ֣לֶב
cheleb
H2459
fat
Conj | N-ms
מְרִיאִ֑ים
mᵉrîyʼ
H4806
fatling
N-mp
וְ/דַ֨ם
dâm
H1818
blood
Conj | N-ms
פָּרִ֧ים
par
H6499
bullock
N-mp
וּ/כְבָשִׂ֛ים
kebes
H3532
lamb
Conj | N-mp
וְ/עַתּוּדִ֖ים
ʻattûwd
H6260
goat
Conj | N-mp
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
Part
חָפָֽצְתִּי
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
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Hebrew Word Reference — Isaiah 1:11
לָ/מָּה
mâh
H4100
"what?"
Prep | Part
This Hebrew word means what or how, often used to ask questions or express surprise, like in Genesis when God asks Adam what he has done. It can also mean why or when, and is used in various ways throughout the Old Testament. It appears in many KJV translations, including how or what.
Definition: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may
Usage: Occurs in 655 OT verses. KJV: how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why. See also: Genesis 2:19; Numbers 21:5; 1 Samuel 19:5.
לִּ֤/י
""
Prep | Suff
רֹב
rôb
H7230
"abundance"
N-cs
Describes abundance or greatness in the Bible, used to talk about God's power and creation in Psalms and Isaiah.
Definition: 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness
Usage: Occurs in 145 OT verses. KJV: abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age). See also: Genesis 16:10; Job 32:7; Psalms 5:8.
זִבְחֵי/כֶם֙
zebach
H2077
"sacrifice"
N-mp | Suff
A sacrifice refers to the act of offering an animal's flesh to God, such as in the sacrifices of righteousness or the Passover. This term encompasses various types of sacrifices, including thank offerings and covenant sacrifices. The KJV translates it as 'offer' or 'sacrifice'.
Definition: 1) sacrifice 1a) sacrifices of righteousness 1b) sacrifices of strife 1c) sacrifices to dead things 1d) the covenant sacrifice 1e) the passover 1f) annual sacrifice 1g) thank offering
Usage: Occurs in 153 OT verses. KJV: offer(-ing), sacrifice. See also: Genesis 31:54; 1 Samuel 2:19; Psalms 4:6.
יֹאמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
"to say"
V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to say or speak, and it's used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to command, promise, or think, and it's translated in the KJV as 'answer', 'appoint', or 'command'.
Definition: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Usage: Occurs in 4337 OT verses. KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. See also: Genesis 1:3; Genesis 18:23; Genesis 25:32.
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
שָׂבַ֛עְתִּי
sâbaʻ
H7646
"to satisfy"
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
To satisfy means to fill someone with enough of something, like food or desire, and can also mean to have too much of something.
Definition: 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)
Usage: Occurs in 93 OT verses. KJV: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of. See also: Exodus 16:8; Proverbs 12:11; Psalms 17:14.
עֹל֥וֹת
ʻôlâh
H5930
"burnt offering"
N-fp
This word refers to a step or stairs, often used to describe the ascent to the altar for a burnt offering. In the Bible, it can also mean a holocaust or sacrifice, like in Leviticus.
Definition: whole burnt offering Aramaic equivalent: a.lah (עֲלָת "burnt offering" H5928)
Usage: Occurs in 262 OT verses. KJV: ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also H5766 (עֶוֶל). See also: Genesis 8:20; Numbers 15:5; 2 Chronicles 29:7.
אֵילִ֖ים
ʼayil
H352
"ram"
N-mp
A strong tree, like an oak or a ram, symbolizes strength and power, as seen in 1 Kings 7:2 where Solomon builds a house with strong pillars. It can also refer to a chief or leader, like in 1 Chronicles 12:14 where the leaders of the tribes are listed.
Definition: 1) ram 1a) ram (as food) 1b) ram (as sacrifice) 1c) ram (skin dyed red, for tabernacle)
Usage: Occurs in 171 OT verses. KJV: mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree. See also: Genesis 15:9; Numbers 28:20; Psalms 66:15.
וְ/חֵ֣לֶב
cheleb
H2459
"fat"
Conj | N-ms
In the Bible, cheleb refers to fat, whether literal or figurative, representing the richest or best part of something. It can describe the choicest products of the land or the best of human or animal fat. This term is used to convey abundance and richness.
Definition: 1) fat 1a) fat (of humans) 1b) fat (of beasts) 1c) choicest, best part, abundance (of products of the land)
Usage: Occurs in 69 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow. See also: Genesis 4:4; Leviticus 9:24; Psalms 17:10.
מְרִיאִ֑ים
mᵉrîyʼ
H4806
"fatling"
N-mp
A fat or well-fed animal, often a cow or cattle. It's used to describe an animal that has been fed well and is healthy.
Definition: well-fed, fatling
Usage: Occurs in 8 OT verses. KJV: fat (fed) beast (cattle, -ling). See also: 2 Samuel 6:13; Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 11:6.
וְ/דַ֨ם
dâm
H1818
"blood"
Conj | N-ms
Blood refers to the liquid that flows through the body, essential for life. In the Bible, blood is often used to symbolize life, guilt, or sacrifice, as seen in the story of Jesus' crucifixion.
Definition: 1) blood 1a) of wine (fig.)
Usage: Occurs in 295 OT verses. KJV: blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent. See also: Genesis 4:10; Numbers 19:5; Psalms 5:7.
פָּרִ֧ים
par
H6499
"bullock"
N-mp
This Hebrew word means a young bull or ox, often used as a sacrifice in the Bible. In Exodus, a bullock is used as an offering to God. The word describes a strong and powerful animal.
Definition: young bull, steer, bullock
Usage: Occurs in 119 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] young) bull(-ock), calf, ox. See also: Genesis 32:16; Numbers 28:20; Psalms 22:13.
וּ/כְבָשִׂ֛ים
kebes
H3532
"lamb"
Conj | N-mp
This word refers to a young ram or lamb, old enough to butt or fight. In the Bible, it is used to describe the animals used for sacrifice or as a symbol of innocence.
Definition: lamb, sheep, young ram
Usage: Occurs in 100 OT verses. KJV: lamb, sheep. See also: Exodus 12:5; Numbers 28:7; Proverbs 27:26.
וְ/עַתּוּדִ֖ים
ʻattûwd
H6260
"goat"
Conj | N-mp
In the Bible, this word can refer to a full-grown male goat, like the ones used in sacrifices in Leviticus. It can also be used figuratively to describe leaders or important people, like the chiefs of the tribes of Israel in Numbers.
Definition: ram, he-goat, chief one
Usage: Occurs in 29 OT verses. KJV: chief one, (he) goat, ram. See also: Genesis 31:10; Numbers 7:88; Psalms 50:9.
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
"not"
Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
חָפָֽצְתִּי
châphêts
H2654
"to delight in"
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
This verb means to be pleased with something or someone. In the Bible, it describes God's delight in his people and their desire to follow him, like in Psalm 51.
Definition: 1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with 1a) (Qal) 1a1) of men 1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in 1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do 1a2) of God 1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in 1a2b) to be pleased to do
Usage: Occurs in 71 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would. See also: Genesis 34:19; Psalms 51:21; Psalms 18:20.
Study Notes — Isaiah 1:11
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- Isaiah 1:11 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 1:11
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 1:11
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
- Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
- Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
- Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 1:11
- Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 1:11
- Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
- Sermons on Isaiah 1:11
Context — Meaningless Offerings
9Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
10Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “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.
12When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you— this trampling of My courts? 13Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations— I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Samuel 15:22 | But Samuel declared: “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. |
| 2 | Amos 5:21 | “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 6:20 | What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.” |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | Micah 6:7 | 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? |
| 6 | Malachi 1:10 | “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands. |
| 7 | Psalms 50:8 | I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. |
| 8 | Proverbs 15:8 | The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight. |
| 9 | Proverbs 21:27 | The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent! |
| 10 | Matthew 9:13 | But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. ” |
Isaiah 1:11 Summary
[This verse means that God is not impressed by the many sacrifices being made, because the people's hearts are not right with Him. He wants us to love and obey Him, not just go through the motions of worship. As it says in Matthew 15:8-9, God wants our hearts to be close to Him, not just our lips. He desires a genuine relationship with us, and for us to trust and obey Him, as stated in Proverbs 3:5-6.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What does God mean when He says He is full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle?
God is expressing that He is not pleased with the multitude of sacrifices being made, as the people's hearts are not right with Him, similar to what is written in Amos 5:21-24, where God rejects the festivals and sacrifices of the Israelites due to their disobedience and injustice.
Does this verse mean that God no longer wants us to make sacrifices or offerings to Him?
No, this verse is not saying that God no longer wants sacrifices, but rather that He desires obedience and a genuine heart of worship, as stated in Deuteronomy 10:12-13 and Micah 6:6-8, where God calls for justice, mercy, and humility.
How can we apply the message of this verse to our own lives and worship?
We can apply this message by ensuring that our worship and sacrifices to God are not just outward acts, but are also accompanied by a genuine heart of obedience, love, and humility, as Jesus taught in Matthew 15:8-9, where He quoted Isaiah 29:13, saying that people honor God with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him.
What is the significance of God saying He takes no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats?
This statement highlights that God's desire is not for external rituals, but for a genuine relationship with His people, as seen in Jeremiah 7:22-23, where God says that He did not speak to their fathers about burnt offerings or sacrifices, but about obeying His voice.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I may be going through the motions of worship without truly engaging my heart with God?
- How can I ensure that my worship and sacrifices to God are not just outward acts, but are also accompanied by a genuine heart of obedience and love?
- What are some areas in my life where I may be prioritizing external rituals over a genuine relationship with God?
- How can I cultivate a heart of humility and obedience in my daily life, as God desires?
Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose is 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.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose? they are vain and useless, being neither accepted by me, nor beneficial to you. Unto me, who am a Spirit, and therefore cannot be satisfied with such carnal oblations, but expect to be worshipped in spirit and truth, and to have your hearts and lives, as well as, your bodies and sacrifices, presented unto me. I am full of the burnt-offerings; I am glutted with them, and therefore loathe them. The blood; he mentions the fat and blood, because these were in a peculiar manner reserved for God, ,16 17:11, to intimate that even the best of their sacrifices were rejected by him.
Trapp's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
Isaiah 1:11 To what purpose [is] 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.Ver. 11. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices.] All which, without faith and devotion, are no better than mere hypocrisy and illusion. It is, saith Oecolampadius, as if one should present his prince with many carts laden with dirt, or as if good meat well cooked should be brought to table by a nasty sloven, who hath been tumbling in a jakes. They are your sacrifices and not mine, and though many and costly, yet I abhor such sacrificing Sodomites as you are, neither shall you be a button the better for your pompous hecatomb and holocausts. Your devotions are placed more in the massy materiality than inward purity, and therefore rejected. Go ye and learn what that is, "I will have mercy, - so faith, repentance, new obedience, - and not sacrifice." You stick in the bark, rest in the work done; your piety is potius in labris quam in fibris nata - a mere outside, shells, nut kernels, shows, and pageants, not heart workings, &c. Una Dei est, purum, gratissima victima, pectus. Into full of the burnt offerings.] I am even cloyed and loathed with the sight of them. And of the fat of fed beasts.] Though ye bring the very best of the best, yet you do worse than lose your labour, cast away your cost, for therein ye commit sin. Displeasing service is double dishonour, Deus homines istis, ut vocant, meritis praefidentes aversatur.
I delight not in the blood of bullocks, &c.] He "that killeth an ox," unless withal he kill his corruptions, "is as if he slew a man. He that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’ s neck," &c. Those miscreants in Micah who offered largely for a licence to live as they list, are rejected with scorn. A great public sacrifice (properly of a hundred oxen) among the ancient Greeks and Romans, and hence extended to the religious sacrifices of other nations; a large number of animals offered or set apart for a sacrifice. A sacrifice wholly consumed by fire; a whole burnt offering.
Ellicott's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
(11) To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices? . . .—Isaiah carries on the great catena of prophetic utterances as to the conditions of acceptable worship (1 Samuel 15:22; Psalms 40:6; Psalms 50:7-14; Psalms 51:16-17). In Hosea 6:6; Amos 5:21-24; Micah 6:6-8 we have the utterances of contemporary prophets, who may have exercised a direct influence on his teaching. The description points primarily, perhaps, to the reign of Uzziah, but may include that of Hezekiah. The account of the sacrifices agrees with 2 Chronicles 29:21-29. Saith the Lord . . .—Here, as in Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 33:10; Isaiah 41:21; Isaiah 66:9, the prophet uses the future instead of the familiar past tense. This is what Jehovah will say, once and for ever.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
Verse 11. To what purpose, c. - "What have I to do."] The prophet Amos has expressed the same sentiments with great elegance: - "I hate, I despise your feasts And I will not delight in the odour of your solemnities: Though ye offer unto me burnt-offerings And your meat-offerings, I will not accept: Neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatlings. Take away from me the noise of your songs; And the melody of your viols I will not hear. But let judgment roll down like waters; And righteousness like a mighty stream." Amos 5:21-24. So has Persius; see Sat. ii. v. 71-75: - "Quin damus id Superis, de magna quod dare lanae," c. The two or three last pages of Plato's Euthyphro contain the same idea. Sacrifices and prayers are not profitable to the offerer, nor acceptable to the gods, unless accompanied with an upright life. Ver. 11. The fat of fed beasts, &c.] The fat and the blood are particularly mentioned, because these were in all sacrifices set apart to God. The fat was always burnt upon the altar, and the blood was partly sprinkled, differently on different occasions, and partly poured out at the bottom of the altar.
See Leviticus 4:5-7; Leviticus 4:16-18; Leviticus 4:25; Leviticus 4:30; Leviticus 4:34.
Cambridge Bible on Isaiah 1:11
11. sacrifices] the general term for animal sacrifices; burnt-offerings, those entirely consumed on the altar; of the more ordinary kinds the deity received the fat and the blood. I am full of] am sated with. The idea of sacrifice as the food of the gods seems to belong to the original conception of the rite, and lingered long in the popular consciousness even of Israel (Psalms 50:13). See Robertson Smith, Religion of the Semites, p. 224 (Revised Ed.).
Barnes' Notes on Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose - לי למה lâmâh lı̂y. ‘What is it to me; or what profit or pleasure can I have in them?’ God here replies to an objection which might be urged by the Jews to the representation which had been made of their guilt.
Whedon's Commentary on Isaiah 1:11
10, 11. The appeal, continued from Isaiah 1:10-20, rather supposes the prophet to observe that the people are conscious of their delinquencies, and that to make up for them, they make an extravagant show of ceremonial devotion.
Sermons on Isaiah 1:11
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Is This That? by Vance Havner | In this sermon, Dr. Crouch addresses the state of the church and its lack of spiritual concern for the world. He compares the average church membership to a malfunctioning electric |
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A Holy Remnant (Clip) by David Wilkerson | God is quietly preparing a powerful army of dedicated Christians, more devoted than any before, to do exploits and shake hell. This remnant will be made up of ordinary believers wh |
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Is This That (Alternate) by Vance Havner | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of breaking up the ground before expecting a harvest. He compares the process of growing a crop to the work of spreading the w |
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An Acceptable Sacrifice by Bob Phillips | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of recognizing and appreciating the kindness, forbearance, and patience of God. He explains that these attributes of God shou |
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From Babylon to Jerusalem - (Zechariah) ch.5:5 - 8:13 by Zac Poonen | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the four spirits of heaven mentioned in Revelation 7. These spirits are sent forth by God to execute tasks of judgment. The preacher emphasiz |
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Power of True Religion: Power Over Us by J. Glyn Owen | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of true religion and the power it holds. He discusses the three ways in which the power of true religion manifests itself: the |
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Pure Heart, Pure Church - Part 4 by Leonard Ravenhill | This sermon delves into the themes of cleansing, sacrifice, brokenness, and offerings as mentioned in the Bible. It reflects on historical periods of great preachers and the need f |