“When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong?(A) Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the Lord of Hosts. “And now ask for God’s favor. Will He be gracious to us?(B) Since this has come from your hands, will He show any of you favor?”(C) asks the Lord of Hosts. 10 “I wish one of you would shut the temple doors,(D) so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar!(E) I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and I will accept(F) no offering from your hands.(G)

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When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals,(A) is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased(B) with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.(C)

“Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings(D) from your hands, will he accept(E) you?”—says the Lord Almighty.

10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors,(F) so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased(G) with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept(H) no offering(I) from your hands.

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