Malachi 1:4-6

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁴ Edom will certainly say, “We have been beaten down, but we will return, and we will rebuild the ruins.”

This is what the Lord of Armies says. They may rebuild, but I will tear it down. Edom will be called a wicked territory, and the Edomites will be called the people whom the Lord has denounced forever. ⁵ Your eyes will see this, and you will say, “The Lord is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”

An Oracle From the Lord:
Improper Sacrifices Insult God

⁶ A son honors his father. A servant honors his master. If I am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is the reverence owed to me? This is what the Lord of Armies says to you. The priests are the ones who despise my name.

You say, “How have we despised your name?”