Malachi 1:12

Malachi 1:12 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)“But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food is contemptible.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you profane it when you say that the Lord's table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But you profane it, In that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled; And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.

Context of Malachi 1:12

10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. 11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. 13Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord. 14But 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.

Malachi 1:12 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֖ם מְחַלְּלִ֣ים אוֹת֑וֹ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם שֻׁלְחַ֤ן אֲדֹנָי֙ מְגֹאָ֣ל ה֔וּא וְנִיב֖וֹ נִבְזֶ֥ה אָכְלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• But ye have profanedחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• it, in that ye sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• pollutedגָּאַלgâ'al · to defileH1351
• and the fruitנִיבnôb nêyb · fruitH5108
• his meatאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400
• contemptibleבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959

Cross-references for Malachi 1:12

• Malachi 1:6A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
• Malachi 2:8But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
• 2 Samuel 12:14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
• Ezekiel 36:21But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
• Amos 2:7That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
• Romans 2:24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
• Malachi 1:7Ye 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.
• Numbers 11:4And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
• Daniel 5:3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

Commentaries on Malachi 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Ye have profaned it - Ye have desecrated God's worship; is it any wonder that God should cast you off, and follow you with his judgments?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And ye have profaned - o(are habitually profaning it), in that ye say It was the daily result of their daily lives and acts. “It is probable that the priests did not use such words, but that by their very deeds, they proclaimed this aloud: as in the, The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.‘ For in that he is seen to be a despiser, though he say it not in words, yet, by their very deeds and by the crookedness of their lives, they all but cry out…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. 12Dishonor was not a single event. It had become a normal pattern of life. The priests, who were responsible for guarding Israel’s covenant relationship with the Lord, repeatedly dishonored him. They did this by bringing impure sacrifices to his temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Renewal of the charge in Mal 1:7. fruit ... meat--the offerings of the people. The "fruit" is the produce of the altar, on which the priests subsisted. They did not literally say, The Lord's table is contemptible; but their acts virtually said so. They did not act so as to lead the people to reverence, and to offer their best to the Lord on it. The people were poor, and put off God with the worst offerings. The priests let them do so, for fear of…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 1:12

• Hypocrisy
• Presumption
• Table

In the dictionaries

• Defile; Defilement
• Lame
• Malachi
• Table
• Tithe
• profane, profaned

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