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Malachi 1:5-7
New International Version
Malachi 1:5-7
New International Version
5 You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great(A) is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’(B)
Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
6 “A son honors his father,(C) and a slave his master.(D) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(E) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(F)
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask,(G) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
7 “By offering defiled food(H) on my altar.
“But you ask,(I) ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table(J) is contemptible.
Malachi 1:5-7
New King James Version
Malachi 1:5-7
New King James Version
5 Your eyes shall see,
And you shall say,
(A)‘The Lord is magnified beyond the border of Israel.’
Polluted Offerings
6 “A son (B)honors his father,
And a servant his master.
(C)If then I am the Father,
Where is My honor?
And if I am a Master,
Where is My reverence?
Says the Lord of hosts
To you priests who despise My name.
(D)Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’
7 “You offer (E)defiled food on My altar,
But say,
‘In what way have we defiled You?’
By saying,
(F)‘The table of the Lord is [a]contemptible.’
Footnotes
- Malachi 1:7 Or to be despised
Malachi 1:5-7
King James Version
Malachi 1:5-7
King James Version
5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
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Malachi 1:5-7
English Standard Version
Malachi 1:5-7
English Standard Version
5 (A)Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, “Great is the Lord beyond the border of Israel!”
The Priests' Polluted Offerings
6 (B)“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am (C)a father, where is my honor? And if I am (D)a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. (E)But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ 7 (F)By offering polluted food upon my altar. (G)But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that (H)the Lord's table may be despised.
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