Malachi 1

1 ¶ The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. burden^H4853 word^H1697 LORD^H3068 Israel^H3478 by^H3027 Malachi^H4401 See also: Isaiah 13:1 Habakkuk 1:1 Nahum 1:1 Haggai 1:1 Haggai 2:1

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, loved^H157 saith^H5002 LORD^H3068 say^H559 loved^H157 Esau^H6215 Jacob's^H3290 brother^H251 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 loved^H157 Jacob^H3290 See also: Jeremiah 31:3 Isaiah 41:8-9 Deuteronomy 10:15 Romans 9:10-13 Deuteronomy 4:37

3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. hated^H8130 Esau^H6215 laid^H7760 mountains^H2022 heritage^H5159 waste^H8077 dragons^H8568 wilderness^H4057 See also: Joel 3:19 Obadiah 1:10 Jeremiah 49:16-18 Ezekiel 35:3-4 Genesis 29:30-31

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. Edom^H123 saith^H559 impoverished^H7567 return^H7725 build^H1129 places^H2723 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 build^H1129 down^H2040 call^H7121 border^H1366 wickedness^H7564 people^H5971 LORD^H3068 indignation^H2194 for^H5704 ever^H5769 See also: Ezekiel 25:14 Ezekiel 35:9 Psalms 127:1 Isaiah 9:9-10 Isaiah 10:15-16

5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel. eyes^H5869 see^H7200 say^H559 LORD^H3068 magnified^H1431 border^H1366 Israel^H3478 See also: Deuteronomy 11:7 Luke 10:23-24 Psalms 35:26-27 Psalms 58:10-11 Psalms 83:17-18

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? son^H1121 honoureth^H3513 father^H1 servant^H5650 master^H113 father^H1 honour^H3519 master^H113 fear^H4172 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 priests^H3548 despise^H959 name^H8034 say^H559 despised^H959 name^H8034 See also: Luke 6:46 Isaiah 1:2 John 13:13-17 Exodus 20:12 1 Peter 2:17-19

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. offer^H5066 polluted^H1351 bread^H3899 altar^H4196 say^H559 polluted^H1351 say^H559 table^H7979 LORD^H3068 contemptible^H959 See also: Malachi 1:12 1 Corinthians 10:21 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 Malachi 1:8 1 Samuel 2:15-17

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. offer^H5066 blind^H5787 sacrifice^H2076 evil^H7451 offer^H5066 lame^H6455 sick^H2470 evil^H7451 offer^H7126 governor^H6346 pleased^H7521 accept^H5375 person^H6440 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 See also: Deuteronomy 15:21 Leviticus 22:19-25 Hosea 8:13 Jeremiah 14:10 Psalms 20:3

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. beseech^H2470 beseech^H6440 God^H410 gracious^H2603 means^H3027 regard^H5375 persons^H6440 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 See also: John 9:31 1 Peter 1:17 Exodus 32:11 Jeremiah 27:18 2 Chronicles 30:27

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. shut^H5462 doors^H1817 kindle^H215 altar^H4196 nought^H2600 pleasure^H2656 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 accept^H7521 offering^H4503 hand^H3027 See also: 1 Peter 5:2 Jeremiah 6:20 Hosea 5:6 Amos 5:21-24 Micah 3:11

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. rising^H4217 sun^H8121 down^H3996 name^H8034 great^H1419 Gentiles^H1471 place^H4725 incense^H6999 offered^H5066 name^H8034 pure^H2889 offering^H4503 name^H8034 great^H1419 heathen^H1471 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 See also: Isaiah 45:6 Isaiah 54:5 Isaiah 66:19-20 Zechariah 8:7 Matthew 28:19

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. profaned^H2490 say^H559 table^H7979 LORD^H3068 polluted^H1351 fruit^H5108 meat^H400 contemptible^H959 See also: Malachi 1:6-8 Numbers 11:4-8 2 Samuel 12:14 Ezekiel 36:21-23 Daniel 5:3-4

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. said^H559 weariness^H4972 snuffed^H5301 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 brought^H935 torn^H1497 lame^H6455 sick^H2470 brought^H935 offering^H4503 accept^H7521 hand^H3027 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 See also: Micah 6:3 Mark 14:37-38 Leviticus 22:19-23 Malachi 1:7-8 1 Samuel 2:29

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. cursed^H779 deceiver^H5230 which^H3426 flock^H5739 male^H2145 voweth^H5087 sacrificeth^H2076 Lord^H136 thing^H7843 great^H1419 King^H4428 saith^H559 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 name^H8034 dreadful^H3372 heathen^H1471 See also: Acts 5:1-10 2 Corinthians 8:12 Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 Psalms 76:12 Malachi 1:8