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
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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Malachi 1:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 And your eyes will see this, and you will say, “(A)The Lord [a]be exalted beyond the [b]border of Israel!”
Sin of the Priests
6 “‘A son (B)honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a (C)father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My [c]respect?’ says the Lord of armies to you, the (D)priests who despise My name! But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 You are presenting (E)defiled [d](F)food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The (G)table of the Lord is to be despised.’
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- Malachi 1:5 Or will be great
- Malachi 1:5 Or territory
- Malachi 1:6 Lit fear
- Malachi 1:7 Lit bread
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