¹¹ ‘What are all your sacrifices to me? ’
asks the Lord.
‘I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.^(A)
12 When you come to appear before me,
who requires this from you –
this trampling of my courts?
¹³ Stop bringing useless offerings.^(B)
Your incense is detestable to me.
New Moons and Sabbaths,^(C)
and the calling of solemn assemblies^(D) –
I cannot stand iniquity^(E) with a festival.
¹⁴ I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.
They have become a burden to me;
I am tired of putting up with them.
¹⁵ When you spread out your hands in prayer,^(F)
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.^(G)
Your hands are covered with blood.^(H)

¹⁶ ‘Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves.^(I)
Remove your evil deeds from my sight.
Stop doing evil.^(J)

³ One person slaughters an ox, another kills a person;
one person sacrifices a lamb, another breaks a dog’s neck;
one person offers a grain offering, another offers pig’s blood;
one person offers incense, another praises an idol –
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their abhorrent practices.^(A)

I loathe Jacob’s pride^(B)
and hate his citadels,^(C)
so I will hand over the city^(D) and everything in it.