Isaiah 66:3 (WEB)
He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog’s neck; he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig’s blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations.
Fathers and councils · 4
Irenaeus of Lyons
““But the sinner,” says He, “who kills a calf [in sacrifice] to Me, is as if he slew a dog.”” — editor's note: Isa. lxvi. 3.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“…have chosen their own ways and their abominations in which their soul delighted; I also will choose their delusions and will render unto them their sins.’” — editor's note: Isa. lxvi. 3, 4.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“Therefore now, ‘he who among them sacrificeth an ox, is as he who smiteth a man, and he who sacrificeth a lamb is as he who killeth a dog, he that offereth fine flour, is as [if he offered] swine’s blood, he that giveth frankincense for a memorial, is as a blasphemer.’” — editor's note: Is. lxvi. 3.
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Ephrem the Syrian
“It praised the Lamb, that had come to set free the flocks and the oxen from sacrifices: yea that Paschal Lamb, Who handed down and brought in the Passover of the Son.” — editor's note: Ps. l. 9; Is. lxvi. 3.
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together with
Cited together in Church History VII.10.
Cited together in Church History VII.10.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 5.
Cited together in Church History VII.10.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 5.
Parallel passages
Leviticus 24:21 and Isaiah 66:3 share the same wording (9 words).