Isaiah 1:13

Isaiah 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
• New International Version (NIV)Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations— I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies— I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts; the incense of your offerings disgusts me! As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath and your special days for fasting— they are all sinful and false. I want no more of your pious meetings.

Context of Isaiah 1:13

11"What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. 12"When you come to appear before me, who has required of you this trampling of my courts? Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly. 14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. 15When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 1:13 word by word

לֹ֣א תוֹסִ֗יפוּ הָבִיא֙ מִנְחַת־שָׁ֔וְא קְטֹ֧רֶת תּוֹעֵבָ֛ה הִ֖יא לִ֑י חֹ֤דֶשׁ וְשַׁבָּת֙ קְרֹ֣א מִקְרָ֔א לֹא־אוּכַ֥ל אָ֖וֶן וַעֲצָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• vainשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: vainH7723
• oblationsמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• is an abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• unto me; the new moonsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• and sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• the callingקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• of assembliesמִקְרָאmiqrâ' · assemblyH4744
• I cannot away withיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• even the solemn meetingעֲצָרָה‛ătsârâh ‛ătsereth · assemblyH6116

Cross-references for Isaiah 1:13

• Ezekiel 20:39"As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: Go serve every one of you his idols, now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me; but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.
• Malachi 1:10Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.
• Matthew 15:9in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"
• Luke 11:42"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
• Isaiah 66:3"He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;
• Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.
• Leviticus 23:1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
• Numbers 28:1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
• Numbers 29:1"On the first day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work. It is a day for you to blow the trumpets,
• Deuteronomy 16:1"Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
• Lamentations 2:6He has laid waste his booth like a garden, laid in ruins his meeting place; the Lord has made Zion forget festival and Sabbath, and in his fierce indignation has spurned king and priest.
• Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.
• Joel 2:15Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;
• 1 Corinthians 11:17But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
• Philippians 1:15Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
• Psalms 78:40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!

Commentaries on Isaiah 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The new moons and Sabbaths "The fast and the day of restraint" - ועצרה און aven vaatsarah . These words are rendered in many different manners by different interpreters, to a good and probable sense by all; but I think by none in such a sense as can arise from the phrase itself, agreeably to the idiom of the Hebrew language. Instead of און aven, the Septuagint manifestly read צום tsom, , "the fast." This Houbigant has adopted. The prophet could not well…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Bring no more - God does not intend absolutely to forbid this kind of worship, but he expresses his strong abhorrence of the manner in which it was done. He desired a better state of mind; he preferred purity of heart to all this external homage. Vain - Hebrew “offering of vanity” - שׁוא shâv' - offerings which were hollow, false, deceitful, and hypocritical. Oblations - מנחת minchath This word properly denotes a gift, or present, of any kind Genesis…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 Judea was desolate, and their cities burned. This awakened them to bring sacrifices and offerings, as if they would bribe God to remove the punishment, and give them leave to go on in their sin. Many who will readily part with their sacrifices, will not be persuaded to part with their sins. They relied on the mere form as a service deserving a reward. The most costly devotions of wicked people, without thorough reformation of heart and life…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The incense with offerings was meant to be a sweet fragrance to the Lord (see Exodus 30:7–8). However, when offered with hypocrisy, it became a disgusting smell and an offense to God. The Lord had designated special fasting days at the temple (Leviticus 16:31; 23:32; Numbers 29:7), but Judah's sinfulness ruined them (see Isaiah 58:1–7; Matthew 6:16–18). solemn assembly: These holy days were associated with the new moon and other festivals (see Leviticus…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. oblations--unbloody; "meat (old English sense, not flesh) offerings," that is, of flour, fruits, oil, &c. (Le 2:1-13). Hebrew, mincha. incense--put upon the sacrifices, and burnt on the altar of incense. Type of prayer (Psa 141:2; Re 8:3). new moons--observed as festivals (Nu 10:10; 28:11, 14) with sacrifices and blowing of silver trumpets. sabbaths--both the seventh day and the beginning and closing days of the great feasts (Le 23:24-39). away…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 1:13

• Church
• Formalism
• Hypocrisy
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Offerings
• Ordinance
• Sabbath
• Vanity
• Wicked (People)
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Solemn meeting
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• Isaiah, The Book of
• Judgment
• Oblation
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Commentaries on Isaiah 1

• 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