ISAIAH 43:23

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.”

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Isaiah 43:23 Translation & Meaning

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Thou hast not לֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
brought הֵבֵ֤יאתָ To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) brought
me the small cattle שֵׂ֣ה A member of a flock, i.e., a sheep or goat small cattle
of thy burnt offerings; עֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ A step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) burnt offerings
neither לֹ֣א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles neither
hast thou honoured כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִי To be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses) honoured
me with thy sacrifices. וּזְבָחֶ֖יךָ Properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) sacrifices
I have not לֹ֤א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
caused thee to serve הֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙ To work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc caused serve
with an offering, בְּמִנְחָ֔ה A donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) offering
nor וְלֹ֥א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles nor
wearied הוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָ Properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil wearied
thee with incense. בִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃ Frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) incense

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  • 21  This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

  • 22  But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

  • 23  Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

  • 24  Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

  • 25  I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.




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