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Jeremiah 7:22

Egypt
Obedience

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

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:

23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,
KJV
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:
WEB
For I didn’t speak to your fathers or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices;
ASV
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:
DARBY
For I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt;
BLB
For I did not speak to your⁺ fathers, and I did not command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning the matters of burnt offering and sacrifice.
ÅB
For jeg har ikke talt med deres fedre og ikke gitt dem befaling på den dag jeg førte dem ut av Egypt, om brennoffer og slaktoffer;
OTB
For da Jeg førte deres forfedre ut av Egypt, ga Jeg dem ikke bare befalinger om brennoffer og slaktoffer,
B1930
For jeg har ikke talt med eders fedre og ikke gitt dem befaling på den dag jeg førte dem ut av Egyptens land, om brennoffer og slaktoffer;

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Cross references

  • Hosea 6:6

    For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:22

    And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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  • Psalms 51:16–17

    For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

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  • Matthew 9:13

    But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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  • Psalms 40:6

    Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

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  • Psalms 50:8–17

    I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

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  • Mark 12:33

    And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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