Psalms 40:6 References
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aSacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
a 1 Samuel 15:22, Psalms 51:16, Isaiah 1:11, Jeremiah 6:20, Jeremiah 7:22, Jeremiah 7:23, Amos 5:22, Micah 6:6-8, Hebrews 10:5-7
1 Samuel 15
22
Samuel said, "aHas the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, bto obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
Psalms 51
16
For You ado not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.
Isaiah 1
11
"aWhat are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the Lord. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
Jeremiah 6
20
"aFor what purpose does bfrankincense come to Me from Sheba And the csweet cane from a distant land? dYour burnt offerings are not acceptable And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me."
Jeremiah 7
22
"For I did not aspeak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Jeremiah 7
23
"But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'aObey My voice, and bI will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may cbe well with you.'
Amos 5
22
"Even though you aoffer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the bpeace offerings of your fatlings.
Micah 6
6
aWith what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with bburnt offerings, With yearling calves?
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Does the Lord take delight in athousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my bfirstborn for my rebellious acts, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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He has atold you, O man, what is good; And bwhat does the Lord require of you But to cdo justice, to dlove kindness, And to walk ehumbly with your God?