Having said before, "Thou didst not desire, nor hadst pleasure in, sacrifice and offering, and whole burnt-offerings, and sacrifices for sin," (which are offered by the law) then He adds,

For all these have out of their abundance contributed to the offerings of God: but she out of her penury hath given all she had.

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hadst no pleasure:

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

nor does any one put new wine into old vessels; otherwise the new wine bursteth the vessels, and the wine is spilt, and the vessels are destroyed: but new wine should be put into new vessels.