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Isaiah 66:3 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Isaiah 66:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 66 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. lamb: or, kid burneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of”
Isaiah 66:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 66:3
God condemns empty ritualism with shocking comparisons: "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." The Hebrew structure equates legitimate sacrifices performed with wrong heart to abominations—murder, dog sacrifice (prohibited), swine's blood (unclean), idol worship. God isn't rejecting the sacrificial system per se but exposing that religious performance without heart devotion is spiritually equivalent to paganism. The...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 66:3
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“but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”
“I despise your feasts”
“behind one in the midst”
“and of its oil”
“and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called”
“sacrificing in gardens”
“or the wages of a dog”
“because it has a split hoof but doesn't chew the cud”
“when he brings it with a wicked mind!”