Isaiah 1:13
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.”
שָׁוְא
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
קָרָא
the calling of
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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תּוֹעֵבַה
is an abomination
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תּוֹעֵבַה
properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
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מִנְחָה
an offering of
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מִנְחָה
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
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מִקְרָא
convocations
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מִקְרָא
something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
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יָסַף
you must repeat
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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יָכֹל
I am able to endure
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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חֹדֶשׁ
new moon
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חֹדֶשׁ
the new moon; by implication, a month
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קְטֹרֶת
incense
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קְטֹרֶת
a fumigation
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