Isaiah 1:13

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Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can't bear with evil assemblies.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital, and Zion often refers to its fortified hill and, by extension, the city where the temple stood. In this rebuke of empty worship, these names matter because God addresses the covenant community at its religious center, where sacrifices and assemblies continued despite persistent sin.

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Isaiah 1:13 mentions Jerusalem and Zion.

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