¹³你们又说 ：这些事何等烦琐 ！并嗤之以鼻 。这是万军 之耶和华 说 的。你们把抢夺 的、瘸腿 的、有病 的拿来 献上为祭 。我岂能从你们手 中收纳 呢？这是耶和华 说 的。

¹³Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.^a

¹³ Verse 13. Ye have snuffed at it] A metaphor taken from cattle

which do not like their fodder. They blow strongly through their

nose upon it; and after this neither they nor any other cattle

will eat it.



Ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick]

There had never been such abominations in the Divine worship

before. What was of no worth in itself, and what could not be used

by its owner, was brought to God's altar, and offered for

sacrifice! Was not the punishment of these wretches less than

their crimes?