O My people, listen as I speak.
Here are my charges against you, O Israel.
I am God, your God!
I have no complaint about your sacrifices
or the burnt offerings you constantly bring to My altar.
But I want no more bulls from your barns;
I want no more goats from your pens.
For all the animals of the forest are mine,
and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
Every bird of the mountains
and all the animals of the field belong to Me.
If I were hungry, I would not mention it to you,
for all the world is Mine and everything in it.
I don’t need the bulls you sacrifice;
I don’t need the blood of goats.
What I want instead is your true thanks to God;
I want you to fulfil your vows to the Most High.
Trust Me in your times of trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give Me glory….
Giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honours Me.
If you keep to My path,
I will reveal to you the salvation of God.
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