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Malachi 1:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Malachi 1:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 In the same way,
if you implore God to show mercy toward you
when you have presented such offerings,
do you think he will grant your request?
Thus says the Lord of hosts.
10 Oh, if only one of you would close the temple gates
and thus bring to an end
the pointless lighting of fires on my altar!
I derive no pleasure from you,
says the Lord of hosts,
and I will not accept
any sacrifice from your hands.
11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting
my name is great among the nations.
Everywhere incense and a pure sacrifice
are offered to my name.
For my name is great among the nations,
says the Lord of hosts.[a]
Footnotes
- Malachi 1:11 The Hebrew verbs are in the present tense, which, in the prophetic style, stands for the future. It is part of Christian tradition, confirmed by the Council of Trent (Session XXII), that this pure sacrifice foretells the bloodless sacrifice of the Mass. This passage is echoed today in the Third Eucharistic Prayer: “You never cease to gather a people to yourself, so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.”
Malachi 1:9-11
New International Version
Malachi 1:9-11
New International Version
9 “Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings(A) from your hands, will he accept(B) you?”—says the Lord Almighty.
10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors,(C) so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased(D) with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept(E) no offering(F) from your hands. 11 My name will be great(G) among the nations,(H) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(I) In every place incense(J) and pure offerings(K) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.
Malachi 1:9-11
King James Version
Malachi 1:9-11
King James Version
9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.
10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Malachi 1:9-11
English Standard Version
Malachi 1:9-11
English Standard Version
9 And now (A)entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, (B)will he show favor to any of you? says the Lord of hosts. 10 (C)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, (D)and I will not accept an offering from your hand. 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name (E)will be[a] great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name (F)will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
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- Malachi 1:11 Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)
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