Malachi 1:7

KJV

Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.

— Malachi 1:7, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Malachi Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. God declares his love for Israel over Edom, demonstrated by his judgment on Esau's mountains while promising to rebuild. The priests are rebuked for offering polluted food — blind, lame, and sick animals — on the altar. God's name will …

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Other Translations

ASV

Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar. And ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible.

YLT

Ye are bringing nigh on Mine altar polluted bread, And ye have said: `In what have we polluted Thee?' In your saying: `The table of Jehovah--it <FI>is<Fi> despicable,'

BBE

You put unclean bread on my altar. And you say, How have we made it unclean? By your saying, The table of the Lord is of no value.

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