Malachi 1:11-2:7

New King James Version

¹¹For ^(A)from the rising of the sun, even to its going down,
My name shall be great ^(B)among the Gentiles;
^(C)In every place ^(D)incense shall be offered to My name,
And a pure offering;
^(E)For My name shall be great among the nations,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

¹²“But you profane it,
In that you say,
^(F)‘The table of the ^[a]Lord is defiled;
And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’
¹³You also say,
‘Oh, what a ^(G)weariness!’
And you sneer at it,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
“And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick;
Thus you bring an offering!
^(H)Should I accept this from your hand?”
Says the Lord.
¹⁴“But cursed be ^(I)the deceiver
Who has in his flock a male,
And takes a vow,
But sacrifices to the Lord ^(J)what is blemished—
For ^(K)I am a great King,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“And My name is to be feared among the nations.

Corrupt Priests

2 “And now, O ^(L)priests, this commandment is for you.
²^(M)If you will not hear,
And if you will not take it to heart,
To give glory to My name,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“I will send a curse upon you,
And I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them ^(N)already,
Because you do not take it to heart.

³“Behold, I will rebuke your descendants
And spread ^(O)refuse on your faces,
The refuse of your solemn feasts;
And one will ^(P)take you away ^[b]with it.
⁴Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you,
That My covenant with Levi may continue,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
⁵“My^(Q) covenant was with him, one of life and peace,
And I gave them to him ^(R)that he might fear Me;
So he feared Me
And was reverent before My name.
⁶^(S)The^[c] law of truth was in his mouth,
And ^[d]injustice was not found on his lips.
He walked with Me in peace and equity,
And ^(T)turned many away from iniquity.

⁷“For^(U) the lips of a priest should keep knowledge,
And people should seek the law from his mouth;
^(V)For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.