Malachi Chapter 1

1The burdenH4853 of the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 to IsraelH3478 by MalachiH4401. 2I have lovedH157 youH3808, saith the LORDH3068. Yet ye sayH559, Wherein hast thou lovedH157 usH559? Was notH3808 EsauH6215 Jacob’sH3290 brotherH251? saith the LORDH3068: yet I lovedH157 JacobH3290; 3but EsauH6215 I hatedH8130, and madeH7760 his mountainsH2022 a desolationH8077, and gaveH7760 his heritageH5159 to the jackals of the wildernessH4057. 4Whereas EdomH123 saith, WeH3588 are beatenH7567 downH2040, but weH3588 will returnH7725 and buildH1129 the wasteH2723 placesH2723; thusH3541 saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, They shall buildH1129, but I will throw downH2040: and menH5971 shall callH7121 them The borderH1366 of wickednessH7564, and The peopleH5971 against whomH834 the LORDH3068 hath indignationH2194 for everH5769. 5And your eyesH5869 shall seeH7200, and ye shall sayH559, The LORDH3068 be magnifiedH1431 beyondH5921 the borderH1366 of IsraelH3478. 6A sonH1121 honoureth his fatherH1, and a servantH5650 his masterH113: ifH518 then I be a fatherH1, whereH346 is mine honour? and ifH518 I be a masterH113, whereH346 is my fearH4172? saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635 unto youH518, O priestsH3548, that despiseH959 my nameH8034. And ye sayH559, Wherein have weH518 despisedH959 thy nameH8034? 7Ye offer polluted breadH3899 uponH5921 mine altarH4196. And ye sayH559, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye sayH559, The tableH7979 of the LORDH3068 is contemptible. 8And when ye offerH7126 the blindH5787 for sacrificeH2076, it is noH369 evilH7451! and when ye offerH7126 the lameH6455 and sickH2470, it is noH369 evilH7451! PresentH7126 it nowH4994 unto thy governorH6346; will he be pleasedH7521 with thee? or will he acceptH7521 thy personH7126? saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. 9And nowH6258, I prayH4994 youH6440, entreatH2470 the favour of GodH410, that he may be gracious unto usH4994: this hath been by your meansH3027: will he accept anyH4480 of your persons? saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. 10OhH4310 that there were one among youH3808 that would shutH5462 the doorsH1817, that ye might notH3808 kindleH215 fireH215 on mine altarH4196 in vainH2600! I have noH3808 pleasureH2656 in youH3808, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, neitherH3808 will I acceptH7521 an offering at your handH3027. 11For from the risingH4217 of the sunH8121 evenH5704 unto the going downH3588 of the sameH8034 my nameH8034 is greatH1419 among the GentilesH1471; and in everyH3605 placeH4725 incenseH6999 is offeredH6999 unto my nameH8034, and a pureH2889 offering: for my nameH8034 is greatH1419 among the GentilesH1471, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. 12But ye profaneH2490 it, in that ye sayH559, The tableH7979 of the LORDH136 is polluted, and the fruit thereof, evenH853 his meat, is contemptible. 13Ye sayH559 also, BeholdH2009, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635; and ye have broughtH935 that whichH6635 was takenH1497 by violence, and the lameH6455, and the sickH2470; thus ye bringH935 the offering: should I acceptH7521 this of your handH3027? saith the LORDH3068. 14But cursedH779 be the deceiver, whichH1471 hath in his flockH5739 a maleH2145, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LordH3068 a blemishedH7843 thingH3588: for I am a greatH1419 kingH4428, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, and my nameH8034 is terrible among the GentilesH1471.