Isaiah 43 · Verse 23

Isaiah 43:23

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.
Isaiah 43:23, King James Version

Isaiah 43:23 in other translations

BSBYou have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
WEBYou have not brought me any of your sheep for burnt offerings, neither have you honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
ASVThou hast not brought me of thy sheep for burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense.
YLTThou hast not brought in to Me, The lamb of thy burnt-offerings, And with thy sacrifices thou hast not honoured Me, I have not caused thee to serve with a present, Nor wearied thee with frankincense.
DARBYthou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings, neither hast thou glorified me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to toil with an oblation, nor wearied thee with incense.
BBEYou have not made me burned offerings of sheep, or given me honour with your offerings of beasts; I did not make you servants to give me an offering, and I did not make you tired with requests for perfumes.
WebsterThou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

What does Isaiah 43:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. small cattle--rather, the "lamb" or "kid," required by the law to be daily offered to God (Ex 29:38; Nu 28:3). sacrifices--offered any way; whereas the Hebrew for "holocaust," or "burnt offering," denotes that which ascends as an offering consumed by fire. I have not caused thee to serve--that is, to render the the service of a slave (Mt 11:30; Ro 8:15; 1Jo 4:18; 5:3). offering--bloodless (Le 2:1, 2). wearied--antithetical to Is 43:22, "Thou hast been weary of Me." Though God in the law required such offerings, yet not so as to "weary" the worshipper, or to exact them in cases where, as in the Babylonish captivity, they were physically unable to render them; God did not require them, save in subordination to the higher moral duties (Psa 50:8-14; 51:16, 17; Mi 6:3, 6-8).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 43:22-28

Those who neglect to call upon God, are weary of him. The Master tired not the servants with his commands, but they tired him with disobedience. What were the riches of God's mercy toward them? I, even I, am he who yet blotteth out thy transgressions. This encourages us to repent, because there is forgiveness with God, and shows the freeness of Divine mercy. When God forgives, he forgets. It is not for any thing in…

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Isaiah 43:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
הֵבֵ֤יאתָhe.Vei.tayou have broughtH935
לִּי֙lito me
שֵׂ֣הseh[the] sheep ofH7716
עֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaburnt offerings yourH5930
וּזְבָחֶ֖יךָu.ze.va.Chei.khaand sacrifices yourH2077
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיkhi.bad.Ta.niyou have honored meH3513
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
הֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.'e.vad.Ti.khaI have burdened youH5647
בְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.Chahwith offering[s]H4503
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
הוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaI have made weary youH3021
בִּלְבוֹנָֽה\׃bil.vo.Nahwith frankincenseH3828

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Cross references for Isaiah 43:23

  • Amos 5:25

    Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

  • Zechariah 7:5-6

    Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

  • Malachi 1:6-8

    A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Leviticus 2:1

    And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

  • Jeremiah 7:22

    For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

  • Proverbs 21:27

    The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

  • Malachi 1:13-14

    Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord. But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

  • Isaiah 66:3

    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.

  • Matthew 11:30

    For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

  • Amos 5:21-22

    I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  • Malachi 3:8

    Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hast not.
Am 5:25; Mal 1:13,14; 3:8
small cattle. Heb. lambs, or kids. honoured.
1:11-15; 66:3; Pr 15:8; 21:27; Am 5:21,22; Zec 7:5,6; Mt 11:30

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Context

  • Isaiah 43:22

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

  • Isaiah 43:23

    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.

  • Isaiah 43:24

    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.

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Isaiah 43:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No me trajiste á mí los animales de tus holocaustos, ni á mí me honraste con tus sacrificios: no te hice servir con presente, ni te hice fatigar con perfume.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu ne m’as pas apporté le menu bétail de tes holocaustes, et tu ne m’as pas glorifié par tes sacrifices. Je ne t’ai pas asservi à des offrandes de gâteau, et je ne t’ai pas fatigué pour l’encens.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du hast mir die Schafe deiner Brandopfer nicht gebracht, und mit deinen Schlachtopfern hast du mich nicht geehrt; ich habe dir nicht mit Speisopfern zu schaffen gemacht, noch mit Weihrauch dich ermüdet;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non obtulisti mihi arietem holocausti tui, et victimis tuis non glorificasti me; non te servire feci in oblatione, nec laborem tibi præbui in thure.