Mal 1:6 | HCSB | STEP | “A son honors his father , and a servant his master . But if I am a father , where is My honor ? And if I am a master , where is your fear of Me? says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests , who despise My name .”Yet you ask : “How have we despised Your name ?”

Malachi 1:6

Disobedience of the Priests

6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your ^{▼▼fear(s) God or the Lord/ the fear of the Lord: No single English word conveys every aspect of the word fear in this phrase. The meaning includes worshipful submission, reverential awe, and obedient respect to the covenant-keeping God of Israel.}fear of Me? ^b says ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”