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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] λημμα λογου κυριου επι τον ισραηλ εν χειρι αγγελου αυτου θεσθε δη επι τας καρδιας υμων
[2] ηγαπησα υμας λεγει κυριος και ειπατε εν τινι ηγαπησας ημας ουκ αδελφος ην ησαυ του ιακωβ λεγει κυριος και ηγαπησα τον ιακωβ
[3] τον δε ησαυ εμισησα και εταξα τα ορια αυτου εις αφανισμον και την κληρονομιαν αυτου εις δοματα ερημου
[4] διοτι ερει η ιδουμαια κατεστραπται και επιστρεψωμεν και ανοικοδομησωμεν τας ερημους ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ αυτοι οικοδομησουσιν και εγω καταστρεψω και επικληθησεται αυτοις ορια ανομιας και λαος εφ ον παρατετακται κυριος εως αιωνος
[5] και οι οφθαλμοι υμων οψονται και υμεις ερειτε εμεγαλυνθη κυριος υπερανω των οριων του ισραηλ
[6] υιος δοξαζει πατερα και δουλος τον κυριον αυτου και ει πατηρ ειμι εγω που εστιν η δοξα μου και ει κυριος ειμι εγω που εστιν ο φοβος μου λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ υμεις οι ιερεις οι φαυλιζοντες το ονομα μου και ειπατε εν τινι εφαυλισαμεν το ονομα σου
[7] προσαγοντες προς το θυσιαστηριον μου αρτους ηλισγημενους και ειπατε εν τινι ηλισγησαμεν αυτους εν τω λεγειν υμας τραπεζα κυριου εξουδενωμενη εστιν και τα επιτιθεμενα βρωματα εξουδενωμενα
[8] διοτι εαν προσαγαγητε τυφλον εις θυσιαν ου κακον και εαν προσαγαγητε χωλον η αρρωστον ου κακον προσαγαγε δη αυτο τω ηγουμενω σου ει προσδεξεται αυτο ει λημψεται προσωπον σου λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[9] και νυν εξιλασκεσθε το προσωπον του θεου υμων και δεηθητε αυτου εν χερσιν υμων γεγονεν ταυτα ει λημψομαι εξ υμων προσωπα υμων λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[10] διοτι και εν υμιν συγκλεισθησονται θυραι και ουκ αναψετε το θυσιαστηριον μου δωρεαν ουκ εστιν μου θελημα εν υμιν λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και θυσιαν ου προσδεξομαι εκ των χειρων υμων
[11] διοτι απ ανατολων ηλιου εως δυσμων το ονομα μου δεδοξασται εν τοις εθνεσιν και εν παντι τοπω θυμιαμα προσαγεται τω ονοματι μου και θυσια καθαρα διοτι μεγα το ονομα μου εν τοις εθνεσιν λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[12] υμεις δε βεβηλουτε αυτο εν τω λεγειν υμας τραπεζα κυριου ηλισγημενη εστιν και τα επιτιθεμενα εξουδενωνται βρωματα αυτου
[13] και ειπατε ταυτα εκ κακοπαθειας εστιν και εξεφυσησα αυτα λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και εισεφερετε αρπαγματα και τα χωλα και τα ενοχλουμενα και εαν φερητε την θυσιαν ει προσδεξομαι αυτα εκ των χειρων υμων λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[14] και επικαταρατος ος ην δυνατος και υπηρχεν εν τω ποιμνιω αυτου αρσεν και ευχη αυτου επ αυτω και θυει διεφθαρμενον τω κυριω διοτι βασιλευς μεγας εγω ειμι λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και το ονομα μου επιφανες εν τοις εθνεσιν

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.