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Isaiah 66:3

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3“He who slaughters an ox is like him who kills a man;

he who sacrifices a lamb, like him who breaks a dog’s neck;

he who presents a cereal offering, like him who offers swine’s blood;

he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like him who blesses an idol.

These have chosen their own ways,

and their soul delights in their abominations;

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man;

he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog’s neck;

he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig’s blood;

he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.

These have chosen their own ways,

and their soul delights in their abominations;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But whoever sacrifices a bull

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’s blood,

and whoever burns memorial incense

is like one who worships an idol.

They have chosen their own ways,

and they delight in their abominations;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

But those who choose their own ways—

delighting in their detestable sins—

will not have their offerings accepted.

When such people sacrifice a bull,

it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice.

When they sacrifice a lamb,

it’s as though they had sacrificed a dog!

When they bring an offering of grain,

they might as well offer the blood of a pig.

When they burn frankincense,

it’s as if they had blessed an idol.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who slaughters a bull strikes a man;

the one who slaughters a lamb for sacrifice breaks the neck of a dog.

The one who offers an offering, the blood of swine;

the one who offers frankincense blesses an idol.

Indeed, they themselves have chosen their ways,

and their soul delights in their abhorrence.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.