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.Isaiah 66:3 in the real world
In what words
- עָרַףʻâraphto break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy
- חֲזִירchăzîyra hog (perhaps as penned)
- לְבוֹנָהlᵉbôwnâhfrankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
- כֶּלֶבkeleba dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
- שֶׂהseha member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat
- חָפֵץchâphêtsproperly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to b
- אָוֶןʼâvenstrictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- שׁוֹרshôwra bullock (as a traveller)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 15:8, Isa 1:11–15, Amo 5:21–22, Lev 2:2, Isa 66:17, Isa 65:12, Deu 14:8, Isa 65:3–4