Malachi 1:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You embarrass me by offering worthless food on my altar. Then you ask, “How have we embarrassed you?” You have done it by saying, “What's so great about the LORD's altar?”

Cross References

Ezekiel 41:22

a wooden altar. It was one and a half metres high and one metre square, and its corners, its base, and its sides were made of wood. The man said, “This is a reminder that the LORD is constantly watching over his temple.”

Ezekiel 44:16

They will come into my temple, where they will offer sacrifices at my altar and lead others in worship.

Leviticus 2:11

Yeast and honey must never be burnt on the altar, so don't ever mix either of these in a grain sacrifice.

Leviticus 21:6

I am the LORD your God, and I have chosen you alone to offer sacrifices of food to me on the altar. That's why you must keep yourselves holy.

Leviticus 21:8

because I am holy. And so, you must be treated with proper respect, since you offer food sacrifices to me, the God of holiness.

Leviticus 3:11

One of the priests will lay these pieces on the altar and send them up in smoke as a food offering for me.

Malachi 1:12

But even you priests insult me by saying, “There's nothing special about the LORD's altar, and these sacrifices are worthless.”

Malachi 1:13

You get so disgusted that you even make vulgar signs at me. And for an offering, you bring stolen animals or those that are crippled or sick. Should I accept these?

Malachi 1:8

But isn't it wrong to offer animals that are blind, crippled, or sick? Just try giving those animals to your governor. That certainly wouldn't please him or make him want to help you.

1 Corinthians 10:21

You cannot drink from the cup of demons and still drink from the Lord's cup. You cannot eat at the table of demons and still eat at the Lord's table.

Deuteronomy 15:21

But if the animal is lame or blind or has something else wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.