Thematic Bible
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the Burnt offering » The most costly, no adequate tribute to God
And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
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I will not take out of thy house - a bullock, Nor out of thy folds - he-goats; For, mine, is every wild-beast of the forest, The cattle on the mountains, in their thousands; I know every bird of the mountains, And, the moving things of the plain, are with me: read more.
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of mighty oxen? Or, the blood of he-goats, will I drink?
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of mighty oxen? Or, the blood of he-goats, will I drink?
Lebanon » Cedars of
And send me - timbers of cedar, cypress and sandal-wood, out of the Lebanon, for, I, know that, thy servants, are skilful, to cut the timbers of Lebanon, - and lo! my servants shall be with thy servants:
Through thy messengers, thou hast reproached My Lord, and hast said - With my multitude of chariots, have I ascended the height of the mountains, the recesses of Lebanon, - and have cut down its tallest cedars, its choicest firs, and have entered the shelter of its summit, its thick garden forests.
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And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying - Give thy daughter to my son to wife, - and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle:
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And the bramble said unto the trees, If, in truth, ye are about to anoint me to be king over you, come, take refuge in my shade, - but, if not, there shall come forth fire out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
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And upon all cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, - And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
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And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
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The righteous, like the palm-tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow;
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Yea the pine-trees, make mirth at thee, Cedars of Lebanon, Since thou wast laid low, No feller hath come up against us!
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With fir-trees from Senir, but they for thee all the two-decked vessels, - Cedar from Lebanon, fetched they, to make masts for thee:
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Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
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The voice of Yahweh, is breaking cedars, Now hath Yahweh, broken down, the cedars of Lebanon!
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I will become as the dew unto Israel, he shall break forth as the lily, - and he shall strike his roots as Lebanon:
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Lebanon » Forests of, infested with wild beasts
With me, from Lebanon, O bride, with me, from Lebanon, shalt thou enter, - Thou shalt look round from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir, and Hermon, from the dens of lions, from the mountains of leopards.
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And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
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For, the violence done to Lebanon, shall cover thee, and wasting by wild beasts shall cause them terror, - for shedding Human blood, and doing violence to the earth, to the city, and to all who dwell therein.
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Lebanon » Beasts of
And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
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Offerings » Useless when not accompanied by genuine piety
Sacrifice and meal-offering, thou didst not delight in, Ears, didst thou pierce for me, - Ascending-sacrifice and sin-bearer, thou didst not ask:
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Then said Samuel - Doth that which is pleasing unto Yahweh consist in ascending-offerings and sacrifices, So much as in hearkening unto the voice of Yahweh? Lo! to hearken, is, better, than, sacrifice. And, to give heed, than, the fat of rams;
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Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, - Your ascending-offerings, add ye unto your peace-offerings and eat ye flesh. For I bade not your fathers Neither commanded I them, In the day I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, - Concerning the matter of ascending-offering and peace-offering; But, this thing, I commanded them - saying, Hearken ye unto my voice, So will I become unto you - a God, And, ye, shall become unto me - a people, - Ye shall therefore walk in all the way that I may command you, To the end it may be well with you;
And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
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And, to love him, with all the heart, and with all the understanding, - and with all the might; and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is, abundantly more, than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
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For, lovingkindness, I desired, and not sacrifice, - and the knowledge of God, more than ascending-offerings.
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What then is it to me that - Frankincense from Shebah come in, or Sweet cane from a land afar off? Your own ascending-offerings, are not acceptable, Nor are, your sacrifices, pleasing to me.
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He that slaughtereth an ox, is as one who smiteth a man, He that sacrificeth a lamb, is as one who beheadeth a dog, he that causeth a meal-offering to ascend, offereth it with the blood of swine, He that maketh a memorial of frankincense, is as one who blesseth iniquity: They indeed, have chosen their own ways, And in their own abominations, their soul hath found delight;
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My sacrificial gifts, have they been sacrificing as common flesh, and have eaten, Yahweh, hath not accepted them, - Now, will he call to mind their iniquity, that he may punish their sin, they, to Egypt, will return.
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Though they fast, I am not going to hearken unto their loud cry, and Though they offer ascending-sacrifice and meal-offering, I am not going to accept them, - For with sword and with famine and with pestilence, am, I, about to consume them.
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For thou wilt not desire sacrifice - that I should give it, Ascending-offering, will not please: The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken, - A heart - broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.
To do righteousness and justice, is more choice to Yahweh than sacrifice.
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Not, for thy sacrifices, will I reprove thee, Nor for thine ascending-offerings, before me continually: I will not take out of thy house - a bullock, Nor out of thy folds - he-goats; For, mine, is every wild-beast of the forest, The cattle on the mountains, in their thousands; read more.
I know every bird of the mountains, And, the moving things of the plain, are with me: If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of mighty oxen? Or, the blood of he-goats, will I drink? Sacrifice to God a thankoffering, And pay to the Most High thy vows;
I know every bird of the mountains, And, the moving things of the plain, are with me: If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of mighty oxen? Or, the blood of he-goats, will I drink? Sacrifice to God a thankoffering, And pay to the Most High thy vows;
The sacrifice of the lawless, is an abomination, how much more, when, with wickedness, he bringeth it in!
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Of what use to me, is your multitude of sacrifices: Saith Yahweh: I am sated with ascending-offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts, - In the blood of bulls and young rams and he-goats, have I no pleasure. When ye enter to see my face, Who hath required this at your hand trampling my courts? Ye shall not again bring in an empty, present, Incense, an abomination, is that unto me! New moon, and sabbath calling an assembly - I cannot endure, iniquity and sacred festival! read more.
Your new moons and your appointed feasts, my soul, hateth, - They have become unto me a burden I am too weary to bear:
Your new moons and your appointed feasts, my soul, hateth, - They have become unto me a burden I am too weary to bear:
I hate, I despise your festivals, - and can scent no fragrance in your solemn feasts. Nay, though ye cause to ascend unto me ascending-sacrifices, and your meal-offerings, I will not accept them , - nor, the peace-offering of your fat heifers, will I regard. Take thou away from me, the noise of thy songs, - Even the melody of thy harps, will I not hear. read more.
But let, justice, roll along like water, - and, righteousness, as a torrent over flowing.
But let, justice, roll along like water, - and, righteousness, as a torrent over flowing.
Wherewith, shall I come before Yahweh? bow myself to God on high? Shall I come before him with ascending-sacrifice? with calves of a year old? Will Yahweh, be pleased, with thousands of rams? with myriads of torrents of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression? the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He hath told thee, O son of earth, what is good, - what then is, Yahweh, seeking of thee, but, to do justice, to delight in lovingkindness, and humbly to walk with thy God?
Trees » Varieties » Cedars of lebanon
And send me - timbers of cedar, cypress and sandal-wood, out of the Lebanon, for, I, know that, thy servants, are skilful, to cut the timbers of Lebanon, - and lo! my servants shall be with thy servants:
And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying - Give thy daughter to my son to wife, - and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle:
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And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, - Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
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The righteous, like the palm-tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow;
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I will become as the dew unto Israel, he shall break forth as the lily, - and he shall strike his roots as Lebanon:
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