Isaiah 1:13 KJV
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Words Then and Now
- oblations an offering Still heard today: oblations, still the liturgy’s word for the offerings Webster’s 1828 · Oblation
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Scofield Notes
- Bring no more(See Scofield "2 Cor 8:1") Is 1:11-17.
Matthew Henry
- Severe censuresJudea was desolate, and their cities burned. This awakened them to bring sacrifices and offerings, as if they would bribe God to remove the punishment, and...
Thompson Chains
- Formalism (1)Starts here · next Isaiah 29:1 · 5 links
- HypocritesSee the chain from Matthew 15:7 · 8 links
Cross References
- Isaiah 66:3 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.
- Joel 2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
- Luke 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- Exodus 12:16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
- Leviticus 23:1–44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, …
- Deuteronomy 16:1–22 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. …
- 1 Chronicles 23:31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:
- Psalms 78:40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
- Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
- Jeremiah 7:9–10 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; …
- Lamentations 2:6 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
- Ezekiel 20:39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
- Joel 1:14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
- Malachi 1:10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
- Matthew 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
- Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
- Numbers 28:1–29 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, …
- Philippians 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
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Topics
- Church Backslidden
- Formalism General scriptures concerning Formalism
- Hypocrisy General scriptures concerning Hypocrisy
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Offerings Useless when not accompanied by genuine piety
- Ordinance Insufficiency of, for salvation
- Sabbath Unclassified scriptures relating to Sabbath
- Vanity The worship of the wicked is
- Wicked (people) Worship of, offensive to God
- Worship Unclassified scriptures relating to Worship
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Bring הָבִיא hābîʾ בּוֹא Verb · hiphil infinitive construct
- no more לֹא lōʾ Negative תוֹסִיפוּ tôsîpû יָסַף Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine plural
- vain שָׁוְא šowʾ שָׁוְא Noun · masculine singular
- oblations מִנְחַת minḥat מִנְחָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- incense קְטֹרֶת qĕṭōret קְטֹרֶת Noun · feminine singular
- is an abomination תּוֹעֵבָה tôʿēbâ תּוֹעֵבַה Noun · feminine singular
- unto me; the new moons הִיא hîʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular חֹדֶשׁ ḥōdeš חֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular
- and sabbaths וְשַׁבָּת wĕšabbāt שַׁבָּת Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with and
- the calling קְרֹא qĕrōʾ קָרָא Verb · qal infinitive construct
- of assemblies מִקְרָא miqrāʾ מִקְרָא Noun · masculine singular
- I cannot away with לֹא lōʾ Negative אוּכַל ʾûkal יָכֹל Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
- iniquity אָוֶן ʾāwen אָוֶן Noun · masculine singular
- even the solemn meeting וַעֲצָרָה waʿăṣārâ עֲצָרָה Noun · feminine singular · with and
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