Malachi 1:6-7

Disobedience of the Priests

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6} “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?^(A) says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”

Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”

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7} “By presenting defiled food on My altar.”

You ask: “How have we defiled You?”^(B)

When you say: “The Lord’s table is contemptible.”^(C)

Cross references:

A. Malachi 1:6: Daniel 5:23; Haggai 1:8

B. Malachi 1:7: Ezekiel 22:26

C. Malachi 1:7: Ezekiel 41:22; Ezekiel 44:16