God Rejects Empty Ritual
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Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God.
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I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices; And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.
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I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds.
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For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
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I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine.
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If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
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Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?
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Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High;
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And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain