Malachi 1:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ “And now, go ahead and implore God by saying, ‘Be gracious to us.’ Will he receive you favorably and accept offerings like that from your hand?” asks the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

Useless Offerings and Useless Altar Fires

¹⁰ “Oh, that one of you would shut the Temple^[a] doors and not light useless fires on the altar! I’m not pleased with you,” says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, “and I’ll accept no offerings from you.^{[b] 11} Even so, from where the sun rises to where it sets my name will be great among the Gentiles. Incense will be brought to me^[c] everywhere, along with pure offerings, because my name will be great among the Gentiles,” says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.