Malachi 1:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Ezekiel 41:22

The altar was made of wood, and was three cubits high and two cubits long; it had angles, and its base and sides were of wood; and he said to me, This is the table which is before the Lord.

Ezekiel 44:16

They are to come into my holy place and they are to come near to my table, to do my work and have the care of my house.

Leviticus 2:11

No meal offering which you give to the Lord is to be made with leaven; no leaven or honey is to be burned as an offering made by fire to the Lord.

Leviticus 21:6

Let them be holy to their God and not make the name of their God common; for the fire offerings of the Lord and the bread of their God are offered by them, and they are to be holy.

Leviticus 21:8

And he is to be holy in your eyes, for by him the bread of your God is offered; he is to be holy in your eyes, for I the Lord, who make you holy, am holy.

Leviticus 3:11

That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire to the Lord.

Malachi 1:12

But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.

Malachi 1:13

And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

Malachi 1:8

And when you give what is blind for an offering, it is no evil! and when you give what is damaged and ill, it is no evil! Give it now to your ruler; will he be pleased with you, or will you have his approval? says the Lord of armies.

1 Corinthians 10:21

It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

Deuteronomy 15:21

But if it has any mark on it, if it is blind or has damaged legs, or if there is anything wrong with it, it may not be offered to the Lord your God.