Isaiah 43 · Verse 24

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.
Isaiah 43:24, King James Version

Isaiah 43:24 in other translations

BSBYou have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
WEBYou have bought me no sweet cane with money, nor have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices, but you have burdened me with your sins. You have wearied me with your iniquities.
ASVThou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened me with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
YLTThou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And with the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only--thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.
DARBYThou 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 toil with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
BBEYou have not got me sweet-smelling plants with your money, or given me pleasure with the fat of your offerings: but you have made me a servant to your sins, and you have made me tired with your evil doings.
WebsterThou 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 thy iniquities.

What does Isaiah 43:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. bought--for "sweet cane" (aromatic calamus) was not indigenous to Palestine, but had to be bought from foreign countries (Jr 6:20). It was used among the Hebrews to make the sacred ointment (Ex 30:23). It is often offered as a mark of hospitality. filled--satiated (Jr 31:14). God deigns to use human language to adapt Himself to human modes of thought. made me to serve--though "I have not caused thee to serve" (Is 43:23). Our sin made the Son of God to become "a servant." He served to save us from servile bondage (Php 2:7; He 2:14, 15). wearied me--Though I have "not wearied thee" (Is 43:23; see Is 1:14).

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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 43:24 in the original Hebrew

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לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
קָנִ֨יתָka.Ni.tayou have boughtH7069
לִּ֤יlifor me
בַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.seffor <the> moneyH3701
קָנֶ֔הka.NehcalamusH7070
וְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levand [the] fat ofH2459
זְבָחֶ֖יךָze.va.Chei.khasacrifices yourH2077
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
הִרְוִיתָ֑נִיhir.vi.Ta.niyou have satisfied meH7301
אַ֗ךְ'AkhneverthelessH389
הֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he.'e.vad.Ta.niyou have burdened meH5647
בְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khawith sins yourH2403
הוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niyou have made weary meH3021
בַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ\׃\ \סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khawith iniquities yourH5771

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Cross references for Isaiah 43:24

  • Isaiah 7:13

    And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

  • Jeremiah 6:20

    To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

  • Isaiah 1:14

    Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

  • Ezekiel 6:9

    And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

  • Malachi 2:13-17

    And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. …

  • Psalms 95:10

    Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

  • Psalms 50:9-13

    I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. …

  • Isaiah 1:24

    Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

  • Ezekiel 16:43

    Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord God: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.

  • Leviticus 4:31

    And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

  • Exodus 30:7

    And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

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no sweet.
Ex 30:7,23,24,34; Jer 6:20
neither.
Le 3:16; 4:31; Ps 50:9-13
filled me. Heb. made me drunk. or, abundantly moistened.thou hast made.
1:14,24; 7:13; 63:10; Ps 95:10; Eze 6:9; 16:43; Am 2:13; Mal 1:14
Mal 2:13-17

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 43:25

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

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Isaiah 43:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No compraste para mí caña aromática por dinero, ni me saciaste con la grosura de tus sacrificios; antes me hiciste servir en tus pecados, me has fatigado con tus maldades.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu n’as pas acheté pour moi du roseau aromatique pour de l’argent, et tu ne m’as pas rassasié de la graisse de tes sacrifices; mais tu m’as asservi par tes péchés, tu m’as fatigué par tes iniquités.
German
Elberfelder 1871		du hast mir nicht um Geld Würzrohr gekauft, noch mit dem Fette deiner Schlachtopfer mich gelabt. Aber du hast mir zu schaffen gemacht mit deinen Sünden, du hast mich ermüdet mit deinen Missetaten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non emisti mihi argento calamum, et adipe victimarum tuarum non inebriasti me: verumtamen servire me fecisti in peccatis tuis; præbuisti mihi laborem in iniquitatibus tuis.