The burden of the word
of the LORD
to Israel
by
Malachi
.
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
,
And I hated Esau
, and laid
his mountains
and his heritage
waste
for the dragons
of the wilderness
.
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
.
And your eyes shall see
, and ye shall say
, The LORD
will be magnified
from the border
of Israel
.
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
?
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.