Malachi 1:11-2:7

New International Version

¹¹ My name will be great^(A) among the nations,^(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.^(C) In every place incense^(D) and pure offerings^(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

¹² “But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table^(F) is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food^(G) is contemptible.’ ¹³ And you say, ‘What a burden!’^(H) and you sniff at it contemptuously,^(I)” says the Lord Almighty.

“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,^(J) should I accept them from your hands?”^(K) says the Lord. ¹⁴ “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal^(L) to the Lord. For I am a great king,^(M)” says the Lord Almighty,^(N) “and my name is to be feared^(O) among the nations.^(P)

Additional Warning to the Priests

2 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you.^{(Q) 2} If you do not listen,^(R) and if you do not resolve to honor^(S) my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse^(T) on you, and I will curse your blessings.^(U) Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.

³ “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants^[a]; I will smear on your faces the dung^(V) from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.^{(W) 4} And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi^(X) may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. ⁵ “My covenant was with him, a covenant^(Y) of life and peace,^(Z) and I gave them to him; this called for reverence^(AA) and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. ⁶ True instruction^(AB) was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked^(AC) with me in peace^(AD) and uprightness,^(AE) and turned many from sin.^(AF)

⁷ “For the lips of a priest^(AG) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger^(AH) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.^(AI)