What do I care about incense from the land of Sheba? Why should I bother with sweet- smelling cane from a land far away? I do not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices do not please me.”

从示巴出的乳香，从远方出的菖蒲奉来给我有何益呢？你们的燔祭不蒙悦纳；你们的平安祭，我也不喜悦。”

从示巴来的乳香，从远方出的香菖蒲，奉来给我有何用呢？你们的燔祭不蒙悦纳；你们的祭物，我也不喜悦。”

从示巴来的乳香，从远方出的香菖蒲，奉来给我有何用呢？你们的燔祭不蒙悦纳；你们的祭物，我也不喜悦。”

从示巴运来乳香，从远方带来菖蒲献给我，有什么用呢？我不悦纳他们的燔祭，不喜欢他们的牲畜。”

从示巴来的乳香，从远地出的菖蒲，献给我有什么益处呢？你们的燔祭不蒙悦纳，你们的祭祀我不喜悦。”

從示巴出的乳香，從遠方出的菖蒲奉來給我有何益呢？你們的燔祭不蒙悅納；你們的平安祭，我也不喜悅。

從示巴來的乳香，從遠方出的香菖蒲，奉來給我有何用呢？你們的燔祭不蒙悅納；你們的祭物，我也不喜悅。」

從示巴來的乳香，從遠方出的香菖蒲，奉來給我有何用呢？你們的燔祭不蒙悅納；你們的祭物，我也不喜悅。」

從示巴運來乳香，從遠方帶來菖蒲獻給我，有什麼用呢？我不悅納他們的燔祭，不喜歡他們的牲畜。」

從示巴來的乳香，從遠地出的菖蒲，獻給我有甚麼益處呢？你們的燔祭不蒙悅納，你們的祭祀我不喜悅。”

從示巴來的乳香，從遠地出的菖蒲，奉來給我有甚麼益處？你們的燔祭不是可悅納的，你們的平安祭、我不覺得香甜。

乳香來自示巴、菖蒲至自遠方、而獻於我、果何益哉、爾之燔祭、我不納之、爾之素祭、我不悅之、

香品攜自示巴、菖蒲得自遠方、獻我曷故。爾之燔祭禮物、我不悅納。

為我自示巴攜乳香、自遠方得至美之菖蒲何為哉、爾之火焚祭、必不見納、爾之他祭品、他祭品或作平安祭我亦不悅、

What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.”

What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

There’s no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba. Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands! I will not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me.”

What use to me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.

For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba, And the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”

For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from Sheba, And sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”

To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt- offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me.

What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.

To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings[ are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

I take no delight when they offer up to me frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet-smelling cane imported from a faraway land. I cannot accept the burnt offerings they bring me. I get no pleasure from the sacrifices they offer to me.’

To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

“ Do you think I need any more of your sacrifices?” asks the Lord.“ I have more than enough of your burnt offerings. I have more than enough of rams and the fat of your fattest animals. I do not find any pleasure in the blood of your bulls, lambs and goats.

The Lord says,“ I hate your holy feasts. I can’t stand them. Your gatherings stink.You bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings. But I will not accept them. You bring your best friendship offerings. But I will not even look at them.

The people of Israel say,“ What should we bring with us when we go to worship the Lord? What should we offer the God of heaven when we bow down to him? Should we take burnt offerings to him? Should we sacrifice calves that are a year old?Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams? Will he take delight in 10,000 rivers of olive oil? Should we offer our oldest sons for the wrong things we’ve done? Should we sacrifice our own children to pay for our sins?”The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy. And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. You didn’t require burnt offerings and sin offerings. You opened my ears so that I could hear you and obey you.

Herds of young camels will cover your land. They will come from Midian and Ephah. They will also come from Sheba. They’ll carry gold and incense. And people will shout praises to me.

God says,“ Listen, my people, and I will speak. I will be a witness against you, Israel. I am God, your God.I don’t bring charges against you because of your sacrifices. I don’t bring charges because of the burnt offerings you always bring me.I don’t need a bull from your barn. I don’t need goats from your pens.Every animal in the forest already belongs to me. And so do the cattle on a thousand hills.I own every bird in the mountains. The insects in the fields belong to me.If I were hungry, I wouldn’t tell you. The world belongs to me. And so does everything in it.Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?

The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ Go ahead! Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices. Eat the meat yourselves!When I brought your people out of Egypt, I spoke to them. But I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.I also gave them another command. I said,‘ Obey me. Then I will be your God. And you will be my people. Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with you.’

“ Get some fine spices. Get 12 pounds eight ounces of liquid myrrh. Get six pounds four ounces of sweet- smelling cinnamon and the same amount of sweet- smelling calamus.

You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings. You have not honored me with your sacrifices. I have not loaded you down by requiring grain offerings. I have not made you tired by requiring you to burn incense.But you have not bought any sweet- smelling cane for me. You have not given me the fattest parts of your animal sacrifices. Instead, you have loaded me down with your sins. You have made me tired with the wrong things you have done.

But others are not like that. They sacrifice bulls to me, but at the same time they kill people. They offer lambs to me, but they also sacrifice dogs to other gods. They bring grain offerings to me, but they also offer pig’s blood to other gods. They burn incense to me, but they also worship statues of gods. They have chosen to go their own way. They take delight in things I hate.

She gave the king four and a half tons of gold. She also gave him huge amounts of spices and valuable jewels. No one would ever bring to King Solomon as many spices as the queen of Sheba gave him.

Say to God,“ What wonderful things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down to you in fear.

“‘ “Traders from Sheba and Raamah did business with you. They traded the finest spices, jewels and gold for your goods.

The queen of Sheba heard about how famous Solomon was. She also heard about how he served and worshiped the Lord. So she came to test Solomon with hard questions.She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large group of attendants. Her camels were carrying spices, huge amounts of gold, and valuable jewels. She came to Solomon and asked him about everything she wanted to know.

But here is what God says to a sinful person.“ What right do you have to speak the words of my laws? How dare you speak the words of my covenant!You hate my teaching. You turn your back on what I say.

“‘ “People of Israel, the Lord and King says,‘ Go, every one of you! Serve your gods. But later you will listen to me. You will no longer treat my name as if it were not holy. You will not offer sacrifices to other gods anymore.