1:1 The burden of the word of the Lord to
Israel by the hand of his messenger. Lay [it], I pray you, to heart.
1:2 I have loved you, saith the Lord. And ye said, Wherein hast thou loved
us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob,
1:3 and hated Esau and laid waste his borders, and made his heritage as
dwellings of the wilderness?
1:4 Because one will say, Idumea has been overthrown, but let us return and
rebuild the desolate places; thus saith the Lord Almighty, They shall build,
but I will throw down; and they shall be called The borders o wickedness,
and, The people against whom the Lord has set himself for ever.
1:5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord has been magnified
upon the borders of Israel.
1:6 A son honours [his] father, and a servant his master: if then I am a
father, where is mine honour? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith
the Lord Almighty. Ye the priests are they that despise my name: yet ye
said, Wherein have we despised thy name?
1:7 In that ye bring to mine altar polluted bread; and ye said, Wherein have
ye polluted it? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted, and that
which was set thereon ye have despised.
1:8 For if ye bring a blind [victim] for sacrifices, [is it] not evil? and
if ye bring the lame or the sick, [is it] not evil? offer it now to thy
ruler, [and see] if he will receive thee, if he will accept thy person,
saith the Lord Almighty.
1:9 And now intreat the face of your God, and make supplication to him.
These things have been done by your hands; shall I accept you? saith the
Lord Almighty.
1:10 Because even among you the doors shall be shut, and [one] will not
kindle [the fire of] mine altar for nothing, I have no pleasure in you,
saith the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept a sacrifice at your hands.
1:11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down [thereof] my name
has been glorified among the Gentiles; and in every place incense is offered
to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles,
saith the Lord Almighty.
1:12 But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted,
and his meats set thereon are despised.
1:13 And ye said, These [services] are troublesome: therefore I have utterly
rejected them with scorn, saith the Lord Almighty: and ye brought in torn
victims, and lame, and sick: if then ye should bring an offering, shall I
accept them at your hands? saith the Lord Almighty.
1:14 And cursed [is the man] who had the power, and possessed a male in his
flock, and whose vow is upon him, and who sacrifices a corrupt thing to the
Lord: for I am a great King, saith the Lord Almighty, and my name is
glorious among the nations. |
1:1 The burden of the word of the LORD to
Israel by Malachi.
1:2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved
us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the
dragons of the wilderness.
1:4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build
the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I
will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and,
The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
1:5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified
from the border of Israel.
1:6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a
father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith
the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say,
Wherein have we despised thy name?
1:7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we
polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
1:8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer
the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he
be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
1:9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this
hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of
hosts.
1:10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?
neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in
you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your
hand.
1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my
name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be
offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among
the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
1:12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is
polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
1:13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at
it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the
lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of
your hand? saith the LORD.
1:14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth,
and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith
the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. |