Malachi 1:12

Malachi 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• 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 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

10“Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you,” Says the Lord of hosts, “Nor will I accept an offering from your hands. 11For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations,” Says the Lord of hosts. “But you profane it, In that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled; And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’ 13You also say, ‘Oh, what a weariness!’ And you sneer at it,” Says the Lord of hosts. “And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?” Says the Lord. 14“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.

Malachi 1:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 1:6“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?’
• Malachi 2:8But you have departed from the way; You have caused many to stumble at the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” Says the Lord of hosts.
• 2 Samuel 12:14However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”
• Ezekiel 36:21But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.
• Amos 2:7They pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor, And pervert the way of the humble. A man and his father go in to the same girl, To defile My holy name.
• Romans 2:24For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.
• Malachi 1:7“You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, ‘In what way have we defiled You?’ By saying, ‘The table of the Lord is contemptible.’
• Numbers 11:4Now the mixed multitude who were among them yielded to intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: “Who will give us meat to eat?
• Daniel 5:3Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from 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