Mal 1:7-14 | ESV | STEP | By offering polluted food upon my altar . But you say , How have we polluted you? By saying that the Lord’s table may be despised .

a[ver. 8; ch. 2:12; 3:3]

b[See ver. 2 above]

c[ver. 12]

d[ver. 13]; See Lev. 22:22

eSee Zech. 7:2

fSee Deut. 10:17

g[Isa. 1:13]

h[Isa. 1:11; Jer. 6:20; Amos 5:21]

i[Isa. 2:2; 56:7; 60:3; 66:19]

k[Isa. 2:2; 56:7; 60:3; 66:19]

l[ver. 7]

m Isa. 43:23; [ch. 3:14; Mic. 6:3]

n[ver. 8; Lev. 22:20]

oSee Ex. 12:5

p[Lev. 22:21]

qSee Zech. 14:9

r Ps. 47:2; 76:12

Malachi 1:7-14

7 ^aBy offering polluted food upon my altar. ^bBut you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that ^cthe Lord’s table may be despised. 8 ^dWhen you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the Lord of hosts. 9 And now ^eentreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, ^fwill he show favor to any of you? says the Lord of hosts. 10 ^gOh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, ^hand I will not accept an offering from your hand. 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name ⁱwill be ^{▼▼Or is (three times in verse 11; also verse 14)} great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name ^kwill be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. 12 But you profane it when you say that ^lthe Lord’s table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised. 13 But you say, ^m‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. ⁿYou bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord. 14 Cursed be the cheat who has ^oa male in his flock, and ^pvows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For ^qI am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name ^rwill be feared among the nations.