何西阿书 6:6

⁶ 我喜爱良善（或译：怜恤），不喜爱祭祀；喜爱认识神，胜於燔祭。

Sparrow and swallow

In Psalm 84:3, 'a sparrow' signifies spiritual truth, and 'a swallow' signifies natural truth from which worship is performed.