Isaiah 66:1–4

Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,g

and the earth is my footstool.h

Where is the housei you will build for me?

Where will my resting place be?

2 Has not my hand made all these things,j

and so they came into being?”

declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:

those who are humble and contrite in spirit,k

and who tremble at my word.l

3 But whoever sacrifices a bullm

is like one who kills a person,

and whoever offers a lamb

is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;

whoever makes a grain offering

is like one who presents pig’sn blood,

and whoever burns memorial incenseo

is like one who worships an idol.

They have chosen their own ways,p

and they delight in their abominations;q

4 so I also will choose harsh treatment for them

and will bring on them what they dread.r

For when I called, no one answered,s

when I spoke, no one listened.

They did evilt in my sight

and chose what displeases me.”u