^8 (A)When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts.

^21 (A)But if it has any blemish, if it is lame or blind or has any serious blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

¹⁹ if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a ^(A)male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats. ^20 (B)You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. ²¹ And when anyone ^(C)offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord ^(D)to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. ²² Animals ^(E)blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or ^(F)an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food ^(G)offering on the altar. ²³ You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part ^(H)too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. ²⁴ Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land, ²⁵ neither shall you offer as ^(I)the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a ^(J)blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

¹³ But you say, ^(A)‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. ^(B)You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord. ¹⁴ Cursed be the cheat who has ^(C)a male in his flock, and ^(D)vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For ^(E)I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name ^(F)will be feared among the nations.

⁸ Now therefore take ^(A)seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and ^(B)offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall ^(C)pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.”

^10 (A)Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, ^(B)and I will not accept an offering from your hand.