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And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, ‘The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.’

“A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master. If then I be a father, where is Mine honor? And if I be a master, where is the fear of Me? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, who despise My name. And ye say, ‘Wherein have we despised Thy name?’

Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine altar; and ye say, ‘Wherein have we polluted Thee?’ In that ye say: ‘The table of the Lord is contemptible.’

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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

“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?’

“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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