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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[a] everywhere, along with pure offerings, because my name will be great among the Gentiles,” says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. 12 “But you are profaning my name[b] by saying that the Table of the Lord is defiled and that its fruit and its food are contemptible.

13 “And you say, ‘What a burden!’ and sniff contemptuously at it,” says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, “when you present maimed, crippled, and diseased animals,[c] and when you bring the offering. Should I accept this from your hand?” asks the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:11 Lit. to my name
  2. Malachi 1:12 Lit. it
  3. Malachi 1:13 The Heb. lacks animals

11 My name will be great(A) among the nations,(B) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(C) In every place incense(D) and pure offerings(E) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.

12 “But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table(F) is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food(G) is contemptible.’ 13 And you say, ‘What a burden!’(H) and you sniff at it contemptuously,(I)” says the Lord Almighty.

“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,(J) should I accept them from your hands?”(K) says the Lord.

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