Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 43:23

23. Thou hast not brought me the small cattel of thy burnt offerings , neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices , I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense .

Either, 1. Because thou didst not offer thy Sacrifices to me but to Idols: Or rather, 2. because what thou didst offer, was not done to me, not for my sake, not from a principle of love and obedience to me, not to please and honour me with it, but meerly for thine own ends. Which interpretation seems to be favoured by the following clause, and by comparing this with Zech. 7. 5, 6. Did ye fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat—did ye not eat for your selves?

Because thou didst either neglect this work of Sacrificing to me; or didst perform it meerly out of custome or ill design, and not with a purpose to please and glorify me; or didst dishonour me, and pollute thy Sacrifices by thy wicked course of life.

So the sence may be this; I did not require these wearisome services of thee, to wit, upon these termes, or to be offered in such a manner, as God speaks, Isa. 1. 11, 12, 13. But the words may very well be rendred, Although I did not cause thee to serve with Offerings, nor weary thee with Incense: the particle, Although, being here understood, as it is in many other places as hath been formerly noted. And so this is an aggravation of their former sin, of being weary of, and negligent in his service; although God had not laid such heavy burthens upon them, nor required such hard services or costly offerings from them, as might give them cause to be weary, nor such as Idolaters did freely and greedily perform in the service of their Idols.

Marginal references: Heb. lambs, or, kids.