Your eyes will see this and you will say, “(A)The Lord [a]be magnified beyond the [b]border of Israel!”

Sin of the Priests

“‘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 hosts to you, O (D)priests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 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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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:5 Or will be great
  2. Malachi 1:5 Or territory
  3. Malachi 1:6 Lit fear
  4. Malachi 1:7 Lit bread