Mal 1:9 | NET2full | STEP | “But now plead for God’s favor that he might be gracious to us.” “ With this kind of offering in your hands , how can he be pleased with you?” asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies .

‏ Malachi 1:9

9 “But now plead for God’s favor ^{▼▼tn Heb “seek the face of God.”} that he might be gracious to us.” ^{▼▼tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunction indicates purpose (cf. NASB, NRSV).} “With this kind of offering in your hands, how can he be pleased with you?” asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.