Isaiah 43:24

Isaiah 43:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have not bought me sweet cane with money, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Context of Isaiah 43:24

22But you Israelites, Jacob's descendants, you did not call to me to help you. You became tired of serving me. 23You did not bring sheep to me as burnt offerings. You did not make sacrifices to me, to show that you respect me. I did not make it difficult for you, when I asked you to bring offerings to me. When I asked you to burn incense to worship me, that should not have made you tired. You did not buy any spices to offer them to me. You did not bring me the fat from your sacrifices to make me happy. Instead, you have made it difficult for me, because of all your sins. All the evil things that you do have caused me to become very tired. 25But I am the one who removes your sins when you do not obey me. I, the Lord, do that, because of who I am. I do not hold your sins in my mind. 26So let us talk together about what has happened. Show me why you think that you are right!

Isaiah 43:24 word by word

לֹא־קָנִ֨יתָ לִּ֤י בַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ קָנֶ֔ה וְחֵ֥לֶב זְבָחֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א הִרְוִיתָ֑נִי אַ֗ךְ הֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙ בְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָ הוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִי בַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast boughtקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• me no sweet caneקָנֶהqâneh · branch: stemH7070
• with moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• neither hast thou filledרָוָהrâvâh · to quenchH7301
• me with the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
• of thy sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• but thou hast made me to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: burdenH5647
• with thy sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• thou hast weariedיָגֵעַyâga‛ · be weary/toilH3021
• me with thine iniquitiesעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:24

• Exodus 30:7Every morning, Aaron must burn sweet incense on this altar. He must do this when he goes in to take care of the lamps.
• Jeremiah 6:20They may offer to me sweet incense that comes from Sheba. But that does not please me. The spices that they bring from lands far away do not please me either. I will not accept the burnt offerings or other sacrifices that they offer to me.’
• Leviticus 3:16The priest will burn them as food on the altar. The smell of them while they are burning will give the Lord pleasure.
• Leviticus 4:31The priest will cut all the fat from the goat as he did with the friendship offering. And he will burn it on the altar. This will make atonement for the wrong things that the person has done. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure. Then the Lord will forgive the person.
• Psalms 50:9I do not need a bull from your farm, or goats from your fields.
• Isaiah 1:14I hate your new moon feasts and your holy meetings. They have become like a heavy load for me. I cannot carry it any longer!
• Isaiah 7:13So Isaiah replied, ‘Now listen, you royal family of David! You cause trouble for people like me. That is bad enough. But now you are trying to cause trouble for God himself.
• Isaiah 63:10But they turned against him. They made his Holy Spirit angry. So he then became their enemy. He fought against them.
• Psalms 95:10So I was angry with those people all the time for 40 years. I said, “These people love to go the wrong way. They refuse to follow my ways.”
• Ezekiel 6:9When they are living as prisoners among those other nations, they will remember me. They will realize that they made me very sad because they were not faithful to me. They stopped worshipping me. Instead, they chose to worship idols. Then they will be ashamed of themselves, because of all the disgusting things which they have done.
• Ezekiel 16:43The Almighty Lord says this: I am punishing you as you deserve for all the things that you have done. You have forgotten how I helped you when you were young. You have done many disgusting things and you have also lived like a prostitute.
• Amos 2:13So I will punish you. A cart that has a heavy load pushes down on the ground. That is how I will push down on you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Thou hast bought me - You have not purchased this - implying that it was not produced in Palestine, but was an article of commerce. It was to be obtained only from abroad. This is expressly affirmed in Jeremiah 6:20: To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from afar country?‘ That it was an article of commerce is also apparent from Ezekiel 27:19: Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs (that is, Tyre)…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-28Verses 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 us, but for his mercies'…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. 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…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings