Malachi 1:6

Malachi 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A 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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)"A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! “But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’

Context of Malachi 1:6

4Edom may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins.” But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord. 5You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’ “A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty. “It is you priests who show contempt for my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’ 7“By offering defiled food on my altar. “But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’ “By saying that the Lord’s table is contemptible. 8When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.

Malachi 1:6 word by word

בֵּ֛ן יְכַבֵּ֥ד אָ֖ב וְעֶ֣בֶד אֲדֹנָ֑יו וְאִם־אָ֣ב אָ֣נִי אַיֵּ֣ה כְבוֹדִ֡י וְאִם־אֲדוֹנִ֣ים אָנִי֩ אַיֵּ֨ה מוֹרָאִ֜י אָמַ֣ר׀ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת לָכֶם֙ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ בּוֹזֵ֣י שְׁמִ֔י וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם בַּמֶּ֥ה בָזִ֖ינוּ אֶת־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• honourethכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and a servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• his masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• mine honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• my fearמוֹרָאmôrâ' môrâ' môrâh · fearH4172
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• unto you, O priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• that despiseבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Malachi 1:6

• Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• Leviticus 19:3“ ‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 5:16“Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
• Proverbs 30:11“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
• Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’
• Matthew 19:19honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
• Mark 7:10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’
• Mark 10:19You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
• Luke 18:20You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
• Ephesians 6:2“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
• 1 Timothy 6:1All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.
• 1 Peter 2:17Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
• Malachi 2:9“So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
• Exodus 4:22Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,
• Isaiah 1:2Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.
• Isaiah 64:8Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

Commentaries on Malachi 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A son honoreth his father - I am your Father - where, then, is my honor? Where your filial obedience? If I be a master, where is my fear? - The respect due to me.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A son honoreth his father, and a slave his lord - Having spoken of the love of God, he turns to the thanklessness of man. God appeals to the first feelings of the human heart, the relation of parent and child, or, failing this, to the natural self-interest of those dependent on their fellow-men. A “son” by the instinct of nature, by the unwritten law written in the heart, “honoreth his father.” If he fails to do so, he is counted to have broken the law of…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. 6who despise My name: God’s name refers to his reputation and character. It describes who God is and how he is known by his people (compare Ezekiel 36:19–24). The Judeans were showing how little they thought of God by giving him worthless offerings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Turning from the people to the priests, Jehovah asks, whereas His love to the people was so great, where was their love towards Him? If the priests, as they profess, regard Him as their Father (Is 63:16) and Master, let them show the reality of their profession by love and reverential fear (Ex 20:12; Lu 6:46). He addresses the priests because they ought to be leaders in piety to the rest of the people, whereas they are foremost in "despising His name."…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 1:6

• Backsliders
• Children
• Fear of God
• Formalism
• Hypocrisy
• Minister, Christian
• Presumption
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Child; Children
• Malachi

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