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Berean Standard Bible

““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.”

Isaiah 1:11

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Isaiah opens his book with a courtroom scene in which God accuses Judah of rebellion. The people keep up the outward forms of worship while their lives are full of injustice.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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.

World English Bible (WEB)

“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Para qué á mí, dice Jehová, la multitud de vuestros sacrificios? Harto estoy de holocaustos de carneros, y de sebo de animales gruesos: no quiero sangre de bueyes, ni de ovejas, ni de machos cabríos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sus sacrificios me tienen harto, no me los traigan más. No quiero sus carneros engordados, no quiero ver la sangre de sus ofrendas.

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