Mal 1:14 | NET2full | STEP | “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord . For I am a great king ,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies , “and my name is awesome among the nations .”

‏ Malachi 1:14

14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” ^{▼▼sn The epithet great king was used to describe the Hittite rulers on their covenant documents and so, in the covenant ideology of Malachi, is an apt description of the Lord.} says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”