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| [1]The burdenH4853 of the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 to IsraelH3478 byH3027 MalachiH4401. |
[1]The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by the ministry of Malachi. |
| [2]I have lovedH157[H8804] you, saithH5002[H8803] the LORDH3068. Yet ye sayH559[H8804], Wherein hast thou lovedH157[H8804] us? Was not EsauH6215 Jacob'sH3290 brotherH251? saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068: yet I lovedH157[H8799] JacobH3290, |
[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, |
| [3]And I hatedH8130[H8804] EsauH6215, and laidH7760[H8799] his mountainsH2022 and his heritageH5159 wasteH8077 for the dragonsH8568 of the wildernessH4057. |
[3]And I hated Esau, and made his mountains waste, and his heritage a wilderness for dragons. |
| [4]Whereas EdomH123 saithH559[H8799], We are impoverishedH7567[H8795], but we will returnH7725[H8799] and buildH1129[H8799] the desolate placesH2723; thus saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, They shall buildH1129[H8799], but I will throw downH2040[H8799]; and they shall callH7121[H8804] them, The borderH1366 of wickednessH7564, and, The peopleH5971 against whom the LORDH3068 hath indignationH2194[H8804] forH5704 everH5769. |
[4]Though Edom say, we are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places, yet saith the Lord of hosts, they shall build, but I will destroy it, and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and the people, with whom the Lord is angry forever. |
| [5]And your eyesH5869 shall seeH7200[H8799], and ye shall sayH559[H8799], The LORDH3068 will be magnifiedH1431[H8799] from the borderH1366 of IsraelH3478. |
[5]And your eyes shall see it, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified upon the border of Israel. |
| [6]A sonH1121 honourethH3513[H8762] his fatherH1, and a servantH5650 his masterH113: if then I be a fatherH1, where is mine honourH3519? and if I be a masterH113, where is my fearH4172? saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635 unto you, O priestsH3548, that despiseH959[H8802] my nameH8034. And ye sayH559[H8804], Wherein have we despisedH959[H8804] thy nameH8034? |
[6]A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master. If then I be a father, where is mine honor? 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? |
| [7]Ye offerH5066[H8688] pollutedH1351[H8794] breadH3899 upon mine altarH4196; and ye sayH559[H8804], Wherein have we pollutedH1351[H8765] thee? In that ye sayH559[H8800], The tableH7979 of the LORDH3068 is contemptibleH959.[H8737] |
[7]Ye offer unclean bread upon mine altar, and you say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say the table of the Lord is not to be regarded. |
| [8]And if ye offerH5066[H8686] the blindH5787 for sacrificeH2076[H8800], is it not evilH7451? and if ye offerH5066[H8686] the lameH6455 and sickH2470[H8802], is it not evilH7451? offerH7126[H8685] it now unto thy governorH6346; will he be pleasedH7521[H8799] with thee, or acceptH5375[H8799] thy personH6440? saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. |
[8]And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, it is not evil: and if ye offer the lame and sick, it is not evil: offer it now unto thy prince: will he be content with thee, or accept thy person, saith the Lord of hosts? |
| [9]And now, I pray you, beseechH2470[H8761][H6440] GodH410 that he will be graciousH2603[H8799] unto us: this hath been by your meansH3027: will he regardH5375[H8799] your personsH6440? saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. |
[9]And now, I pray you, pray before God, that he may have mercy upon us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons, saith the Lord of hosts? |
| [10]Who is there even among you that would shutH5462[H8799] the doorsH1817 for nought? neither do ye kindleH215[H8686] fire on mine altarH4196 for noughtH2600. I have no pleasureH2656 in you, saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, neither will I acceptH7521[H8799] an offeringH4503 at your handH3027. |
[10]Who is there even among you, that would shut the doors? And kindle not fire on mine altar in vain, I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. |
| [11]For from the risingH4217 of the sunH8121 even unto the going downH3996 of the same my nameH8034 shall be greatH1419 among the GentilesH1471; and in every placeH4725 incenseH6999[H8716] shall be offeredH5066[H8716] unto my nameH8034, and a pureH2889 offeringH4503: for my nameH8034 shall be greatH1419 among the heathenH1471, saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. |
[11]For from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. |
| [12]But ye have profanedH2490[H8764] it, in that ye sayH559[H8800], The tableH7979 of the LORDH3068 is pollutedH1351[H8794]; and the fruitH5108 thereof, even his meatH400, is contemptibleH959.[H8737] |
[12]But ye have polluted it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted and the fruit thereof, even his meat is not to be regarded. |
| [13]Ye saidH559[H8804] also, Behold, what a wearinessH4972 is it! and ye have snuffedH5301[H8689] at it, saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635; and ye broughtH935[H8689] that which was tornH1497[H8803], and the lameH6455, and the sickH2470[H8802]; thus ye broughtH935[H8689] an offeringH4503: should I acceptH7521[H8799] this of your handH3027? saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068. |
[13]Ye said also, Behold, it is a weariness, and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts, and ye offered that which was torn, and the lame and the sick: thus ye offered an offering: should I accept this of your hand, saith the Lord? |
| [14]But cursedH779[H8803] be the deceiverH5230[H8802], whichH3426 hath in his flockH5739 a maleH2145, and vowethH5087[H8802], and sacrificethH2076[H8802] unto the LordH136 a corrupt thingH7843[H8716]: for I am a greatH1419 KingH4428, saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, and my nameH8034 is dreadfulH3372[H8737] among the heathenH1471. |
[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 terrible among the heathen. |