10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors,(A) so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased(B) with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept(C) no offering(D) from your hands. 11 My name will be great(E) among the nations,(F) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(G) In every place incense(H) and pure offerings(I) 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(J) is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food(K) is contemptible.’ 13 And you say, ‘What a burden!’(L) and you sniff at it contemptuously,(M)” says the Lord Almighty.

“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,(N) should I accept them from your hands?”(O) 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(P) to the Lord. For I am a great king,(Q)” says the Lord Almighty,(R) “and my name is to be feared(S) among the nations.(T)

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