'Defective' in the Bible
But those who are not his children acted corruptly against him; they are a defective and perverted generation.
They fell away and were as disloyal as their ancestors. They became unreliable, like a defective bow;
What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is defective and lacking cannot be counted.
You saw that the breachesIn the wall of the City of David [the citadel of Zion] were many;You collected [within the city’s walls] the waters of the Lower Pool (Siloam).
They return but not to the Most High. They are like a defective weapon. Their princes will fall by the sword because of their raging tongue, and they will be a laughingstock in the land of Egypt."
“But now will you not entreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us? With such an offering from your hand [as an imperfect animal for sacrifice], will He show favor to any of you?” says the Lord of hosts.
“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name will be feared among the nations.