Mal 1:7-8 | 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 .

b[See ver. 2 above]

Malachi 1:7-8

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.