Isaiah 1:14 (LSB)

Passage

My soul hates your new moon festivals and your appointed times, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 1:12 When you come to appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courts?

Isaiah 1:13 Bring your worthless offerings no longer, Incense is an abomination to Me. New moon and sabbath, the calling of convocation— I cannot endure wickedness and the solemn assembly.

Isaiah 1:14 My soul hates your new moon festivals and your appointed times, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.

Isaiah 1:15 So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Indeed, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 1:16 “Wash yourselves, purify yourselves; Remove the evil of your deeds from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "soul", "hates", "moon", "festivals", "appointed", "times", "become", and "burden". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "soul" and "hates", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Bring your worthless offerings no longer Incense..." into verse 15's "So when you spread out your hands...", so "soul" and "hates" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "soul" and "hates" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.