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13 You also do this: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears[a] as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.

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  1. Malachi 2:13 sn You cover the altar of the Lord with tears. These tears are the false tears of hypocrisy, not genuine tears of repentance. The people weep because the Lord will not hear them, not because of their sin.