11 Judah has dealt (A)treacherously, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has (B)profaned the sanctuary of the Lord [a]which He loves and has married the daughter of a foreign god. 12 As for the man who does this, may the (C)Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who awakes and answers, or who (D)presents [b]an offering to the Lord of hosts.

13 “This is [c]another thing you do: you cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He (E)no longer regards the [d]offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:11 Or in that He has loved and married
  2. Malachi 2:12 Or a grain offering
  3. Malachi 2:13 Lit second
  4. Malachi 2:13 Or grain offering