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Malachi 1:4-6
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Malachi 1:4-6
Revised Standard Version
4 If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, till they are called the wicked country, the people with whom the Lord is angry for ever.” 5 Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, “Great is the Lord, beyond the border of Israel!”
Corruption of the Priesthood
6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised thy name?’
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Malachi 1:4-6
New International Version
Malachi 1:4-6
New International Version
4 Edom(A) may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild(B) the ruins.”
But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish.(C) They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord.(D) 5 You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great(E) is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’(F)
Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
6 “A son honors his father,(G) and a slave his master.(H) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(I) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(J)
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask,(K) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
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