Malachi 1:14

Malachi 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
• New International Version (NIV)“Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished— For I am a great King,” Says the Lord of hosts, “And My name is to be feared among the nations.

Context of Malachi 1:14

12‘But you priests insult my name. You say that the Lord's altar is not special. You think that the food which you offer to me has no value. 13You also say, “It is too much trouble to serve the Lord.” You think that you are too important to serve me.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says. ‘You offer to me animals that cannot walk or that are ill. You have even robbed other people to get some of these animals. Do you think that I will accept these unclean animals from you? Will I be happy with them?’ That is what the Lord says. ‘You may promise to offer to me a valuable male animal from among your sheep. But then you change your mind. Instead, you offer to me an animal that has no value. I will surely punish you when you cheat me like that. Remember that I am a great king. People of all nations in the world respect my name with fear.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.

Malachi 1:14 word by word

וְאָר֣וּר נוֹכֵ֗ל וְיֵ֤שׁ בְּעֶדְרוֹ֙ זָכָ֔ר וְנֹדֵ֛ר וְזֹבֵ֥חַ מָשְׁחָ֖ת לַֽאדֹנָ֑י כִּי֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ גָּד֜וֹל אָ֗נִי אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּשְׁמִ֖י נוֹרָ֥א בַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
• the deceiverנָכַלnâkal · to plotH5230
• whichיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• hath in his flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• a maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• and vowethנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• and sacrificethזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• unto the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• a corrupt thingשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• and my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• dreadfulיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Malachi 1:14

• Malachi 3:9Yes, all of you are robbing me. The whole nation of Israel is guilty. So you will receive the punishment of a curse.
• Genesis 27:12My father may touch me. Then he will know that I am deceiving him. He will not bless me. He will curse me instead.’
• Joshua 7:11Israel has done a bad thing. They have not obeyed the command of the covenant that I made with them. That have taken for themselves some of the valuable things that belong to me. They have taken them and they have tried to deceive me. They have hidden them among their own things.
• Jeremiah 48:10The Lord will curse anyone who refuses to do his work! He will punish anyone who does not use his sword to kill his enemies!
• Matthew 24:51Then the master will punish him a lot. He will put the servant with those people who do not obey him. The people in that place will cry and they will bite their teeth together.’
• Luke 12:1While all this was happening, many thousands of people had come together near that place. The crowd was so big that people were almost walking over each other. Jesus began to talk first to his disciples. He said, ‘Be careful! Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees. Do not be hypocrites like they are.
• Acts 5:1But there was a man called Ananias among the group of believers. His wife was called Sapphira. Together they sold one of their fields.
• Revelation 21:8But I will punish other people. They include: people who are afraid of trouble; people who do not believe in Jesus; people who do disgusting things; people who murder other people; people who have sex in a wrong way; people who use magic to hurt people; people who worship idols; people who tell lies. All these people will go into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur. That is the second death for people.’
• Ecclesiastes 5:4If you make a promise to God, quickly do what you have promised. God is not pleased with foolish people. So give what you have promised to give.
• Mark 12:41Many people were giving their gifts for the temple. There was a box for money there. People threw their coins into it. Jesus sat near the box and he watched them. Many rich people put a lot of money into the box.
• Mark 14:8This woman did what she was able to do. She poured oil over my body. So now, my body will be ready for people to bury me.
• 2 Corinthians 8:12If you really want to give, then God will accept your gift. God does not want you to give more than you are able to give. He will be happy about what you can give.
• Malachi 1:8You offer blind animals as a sacrifice to me. You know that is wrong. You offer to me animals that cannot walk or animals that are ill. That is also a wrong thing to do. You would not give gifts like that to your city's ruler. If you did, he would surely not accept them. He would not be happy with your gifts.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
• Deuteronomy 28:58Be careful to obey all the words of this law that I have written in this scroll. Always respect the Lord your God. Give him the honour that his great name deserves.
• Psalms 47:2The Lord, the Most High God, is wonderful. He is the great King who rules over the whole earth.
• Psalms 48:2That place is high up and it is beautiful. It brings joy to the whole world. Mount Zion is the city of the great King. It is where the true God lives.

Commentaries on Malachi 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Cursed be the deceiver - Those who act thus, as they cannot elude God's notice, so neither shall they escape his curse. And voweth, and sacrificeth - a corrupt thing - The history of Ananias and Sapphira, Acts 5:1, etc., is a complete comment on this. It was high time to break up this corrupt service; and after this time God does not appear to have paid any regard to it, for he sent them no other prophet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Cursed is the deceiver - o“The fraudulent, hypocritical, false or deceitful dealer, who makes a show of one thing, and doth or intends another, nor doth to his power what he would make a show of doing; as if he could deceive God in doing in His service otherwise than He required, and yet be accepted by Him.” The whole habit of these men was not to break with God, but to keep well with Him on as easy terms as they could. They even went beyond what the law…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 We may each charge upon ourselves what is here charged upon the priests. Our relation to God, as our Father and Master, strongly obliges us to fear and honour him. But they were so scornful that they derided reproof. Sinners ruin themselves by trying to baffle their convictions. Those who live in careless neglect of holy ordinances, who attend on them without reverence, and go from them under no concern, in effect say, The table of the Lord is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14cursed: To "bind with a curse" meant to bring misfortune as punishment for a serious crime against the community (see Deuteronomy 27:15–26; Jeremiah 48:10). Malachi spoke for the Lord, so the curse was a declaration of doom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. deceiver--hypocrite. Not poverty, but avarice was the cause of their mean offerings. male--required by law (Le 1:3, 10). great King--(Psa 48:2; Mt 5:35). my name ... dreadful among ... heathen--Even the heathen dread Me because of My judgments; what a reproach this is to you, My people, who fear Me not (Mal 1:6)! Also it may be translated, "shall be feared among," &c. agreeing with the prophecy of the call of the Gentiles (Mal 1:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 1:14

• Dedication
• Formalism
• Hypocrisy

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Malachi
• Omnipotence
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Commentaries on Malachi 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings