13 And you say, ‘What a burden!’(A) and you sniff at it contemptuously,(B)” says the Lord Almighty.

“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,(C) should I accept them from your hands?”(D) says the Lord.

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13 You also say,
‘Oh, what a (A)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!
(B)Should I accept this from your hand?”
Says the Lord.

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13 You also say, ‘See, [a]how (A)tiresome it is!’ And you view it as trivial,” says the Lord of armies, “and you bring what was taken by (B)robbery and what is (C)lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I (D)accept it from your hand?” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:13 Lit it is hardship