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World English Bible

Malachi 1 (WEBP)

[1] A revelation, Yahweh’s word to Israel by Malachi.
[2] “I have loved you,” says Yahweh. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says Yahweh, “Yet I loved Jacob;
[3] but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.”
[4] Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places,” Yahweh of Armies says, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom Yahweh shows wrath forever.”
[5] Your eyes will see, and you will say, “Yahweh is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”
[6] “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says Yahweh of Armies to you priests who despise my name. “You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
[7] You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is contemptible.’
[8] When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn’t that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn’t that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?” says Yahweh of Armies.
[9] “Now, please entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With this, will he accept any of you?” says Yahweh of Armies.
[10] “Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
[11] For from the rising of the sun even to its going down, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Armies.
[12] “But you profane it when you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’
[13] You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says Yahweh of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says Yahweh.
[14] “But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”

Malachi 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Malachi 1:9 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Malachi 1:13 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Malachi 1:14 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Malachi 1 (KJVS)

[1] The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
[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 hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
[4] Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.
[5] And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
[6] A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? 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 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.
[8] And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
[9] And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto 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 shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
[11] For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
[12] But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
[13] Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.
[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 dreadful among the heathen.

Malachi 1:1 Heb. by the hand of Malachi
Malachi 1:5 Or, upon. Heb. from upon
Malachi 1:7 Or, bring unto etc.
Malachi 1:8 Heb. to sacrifice
Malachi 1:9a Heb. the face of God
Malachi 1:9b Heb. from your hand
Malachi 1:13 Or, whereas you might have blown it away
Malachi 1:14 Heb. in whose flock is

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Malachi 1 (BYZ)

[1] Λῆμμα λόγου () κυρίου () ἐπὶ () τὸν () Ισραηλ () ἐν () χειρὶ () ἀγγέλου () αὐτοῦ· () θέσθε () δὴ () ἐπὶ () τὰς () καρδίας () ὑμῶν. ()
[2] Ἠγάπησα () ὑμᾶς, () λέγει () κύριος. () Καὶ () εἴπατε () Ἐν () τίνι () ἠγάπησας () ἡμᾶς; () Οὐκ () ἀδελφὸς () ἦν () Ησαυ () τοῦ () Ιακωβ; () Λέγει () κύριος· () καὶ () ἠγάπησα () τὸν () Ιακωβ, ()
[3] τὸν () δὲ () Ησαυ () ἐμίσησα () καὶ () ἔταξα () τὰ () ὅρια () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () ἀφανισμὸν () καὶ () τὴν () κληρονομίαν () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () δόματα () ἐρήμου. ()
[4] Διότι () ἐρεῖ () ἡ () Ιδουμαία () Κατέστραπται, () καὶ () ἐπιστρέψωμεν () καὶ () ἀνοικοδομήσωμεν () τὰς () ἐρήμους· () τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ () Αὐτοὶ () οἰκοδομήσουσιν, () καὶ () ἐγὼ () καταστρέψω· () καὶ () ἐπικληθήσεται () αὐτοῖς () ὅρια () ἀνομίας () καὶ () λαὸς () ἐφ’ () ὃν () παρατέτακται κύριος () ἕως () αἰῶνος. ()
[5] Καὶ () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοὶ () ὑμῶν () ὄψονται, () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () ἐρεῖτε () Ἐμεγαλύνθη () κύριος () ὑπεράνω () τῶν () ὁρίων () τοῦ () Ισραηλ. ()
[6] Υἱὸς () δοξάζει () πατέρα () καὶ () δοῦλος () τὸν () κύριον () αὐτοῦ. () Καὶ () εἰ () πατήρ () εἰμι () ἐγώ, () ποῦ () ἐστιν () ἡ () δόξα () μου; () Καὶ () εἰ () κύριός () εἰμι () ἐγώ, () ποῦ () ἐστιν () ὁ () φόβος () μου; () Λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ. () Ὑμεῖς () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () οἱ () φαυλίζοντες τὸ () ὄνομά () μου· () καὶ () εἴπατε () Ἐν () τίνι () ἐφαυλίσαμεν τὸ () ὄνομά () σου; ()
[7] Προσάγοντες () πρὸς () τὸ () θυσιαστήριόν () μου () ἄρτους () ἠλισγημένους. Καὶ () εἴπατε () Ἐν () τίνι () ἠλισγήσαμεν αὐτούς; () Ἐν () τῷ () λέγειν () ὑμᾶς () Τράπεζα () κυρίου () ἐξουδενωμένη () ἐστὶν () καὶ () τὰ () ἐπιτιθέμενα () βρώματα () ἐξουδενωμένα. ()
[8] Διότι () ἐὰν () προσαγάγητε () τυφλὸν () εἰς () θυσίαν, () οὐ () κακόν; () Καὶ () ἐὰν () προσαγάγητε () χωλὸν () ἢ () ἄρρωστον, () οὐ () κακόν; () Προσάγαγε () δὴ () αὐτὸ () τῷ () ἡγουμένῳ () σου, () εἰ () προσδέξεται () αὐτό, () εἰ () λήμψεται () πρόσωπόν () σου, () λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ. ()
[9] Καὶ () νῦν () ἐξιλάσκεσθε τὸ () πρόσωπον () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ὑμῶν () καὶ () δεήθητε () αὐτοῦ· () ἐν () χερσὶν () ὑμῶν () γέγονεν () ταῦτα· () εἰ () λήμψομαι () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () πρόσωπα () ὑμῶν; () Λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ. ()
[10] Διότι () καὶ () ἐν () ὑμῖν () συγκλεισθήσονται () θύραι, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἀνάψετε () τὸ () θυσιαστήριόν () μου () δωρεάν· () οὐκ () ἔστιν () μου () θέλημα () ἐν () ὑμῖν, () λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ, () καὶ () θυσίαν () οὐ () προσδέξομαι () ἐκ () τῶν () χειρῶν () ὑμῶν. ()
[11] Διότι () ἀπ’ () ἀνατολῶν () ἡλίου () ἕως () δυσμῶν () τὸ () ὄνομά () μου () δεδόξασται () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν, () καὶ () ἐν () παντὶ () τόπῳ () θυμίαμα () προσάγεται () τῷ () ὀνόματί () μου () καὶ () θυσία () καθαρά, () διότι () μέγα () τὸ () ὄνομά () μου () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν, () λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ. ()
[12] Ὑμεῖς () δὲ () βεβηλοῦτε () αὐτὸ () ἐν () τῷ () λέγειν () ὑμᾶς () Τράπεζα () κυρίου () ἠλισγημένη ἐστίν, () καὶ () τὰ () ἐπιτιθέμενα () ἐξουδένωνται () βρώματα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[13] Καὶ () εἴπατε () Ταῦτα () ἐκ () κακοπαθείας () ἐστίν, () καὶ () ἐξεφύσησα αὐτὰ () λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ· () καὶ () εἰσεφέρετε () ἁρπάγματα καὶ () τὰ () χωλὰ () καὶ () τὰ () ἐνοχλούμενα· () καὶ () ἐὰν () φέρητε () τὴν () θυσίαν, () εἰ () προσδέξομαι () αὐτὰ () ἐκ () τῶν () χειρῶν () ὑμῶν; () Λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἐπικατάρατος () ὃς () ἦν () δυνατὸς () καὶ () ὑπῆρχεν () ἐν () τῷ () ποιμνίῳ () αὐτοῦ () ἄρσεν () καὶ () εὐχὴ () αὐτοῦ () ἐπ’ () αὐτῷ () καὶ () θύει () διεφθαρμένον () τῷ () κυρίῳ· () διότι () βασιλεὺς () μέγας () ἐγώ () εἰμι, () λέγει () κύριος () παντοκράτωρ, () καὶ () τὸ () ὄνομά () μου () ἐπιφανὲς () ἐν () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.