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Malachi 1:5-7
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Malachi 1:5-7
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5 You people saw these things, and you said, “The Lord is great, even outside of Israel!”
The People Don’t Respect God
6 The Lord All-Powerful said, “Children honor their fathers. Servants honor their masters. I am your Father, so why don’t you honor me? I am your master, so why don’t you respect me? You priests don’t respect my name.
“But you say, ‘What have we done that shows we don’t respect your name?’
7 “You bring unclean bread to my altar.
“But you ask, ‘What makes that bread unclean?’
“It is unclean because you show no respect for the altar of the Lord.
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Malachi 1:5-7
New International Version
Malachi 1:5-7
New International Version
5 You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great(A) is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’(B)
Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
6 “A son honors his father,(C) and a slave his master.(D) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(E) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(F)
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask,(G) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
7 “By offering defiled food(H) on my altar.
“But you ask,(I) ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table(J) is contemptible.
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