Malachi 1:14

Easy To Read Version

Some people have good, male animals that they could give as sacrifices. \{But they don’t give those good animals to me.\} Some people bring good animals to me. They promise to give those healthy animals to me. But then they secretly exchange those good animals and they give me sick animals. Bad things will happen to those people! I am the Great King. \{You should respect me!\} People all around the world respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said those things!

Cross References

Genesis 27:12

If my father touches me, he will know that I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me—he will curse [159] me! Why? Because I tried to trick him.”

2 Samuel 24:24

But the king said to Araunah, “No! I tell you the truth, I will pay you for the land. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.”

Psalm 102:16

The Lord will build Zion again.\par People will again see her glory.\par

Psalm 47:2

The Lord Most High is awesome.\par He is the Great King over all the earth.\par

Psalm 47:3

He helped us defeat other people.\par He put those nations under our control.\par

Psalm 47:8

God sits on his holy throne.\par God rules all the nations.\par

Psalm 48:2

God’s holy city is at such a pleasant altitude!\par It makes people around the world happy!\par Mount Zion is the true mountain of God. {\cf2\super [288]} \par It is the city of the Great King.\par

Psalm 68:35

God is wonderful in his temple.\par The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people.\par Praise God!\par

Psalm 76:12

God defeats great leaders.\par All the kings on earth fear him.\par

Psalm 95:3

Why? Because the Lord is a great God!\par He is the Great King ruling over\par all the other “gods.”\par

Isaiah 57:15

God is high and lifted up.\par God lives forever.\par God’s name is holy.\par God says:\par I live in a high and holy place,\par but also with people that are\par sad and humble.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are humble in spirit.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are sad in their hearts.\par

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the only true God.\par He is the only God who is truly alive.\par He is the King that rules forever.\par The earth shakes when God is angry.\par The people of the nations can’t stop his anger.\par

Jeremiah 46:18

This message is from the King.\par The King is the Lord All-Powerful.\par “I promise, as surely as I live,\par a powerful leader\} will come.\par He will be great like Mount Tabor\par and Mount Carmel near the sea.\par

Jeremiah 48:10

If a person does not do what the Lord says,\par if he does not use his sword\par to kill those people,\par then bad things will happen\par to that person.\par

Jeremiah 48:15

The enemy will attack Moab.\par The enemy will enter those towns\par and destroy them.\par Her best young men will be killed\par in the slaughter.”\par This message is from the King.\par The King’s name is the Lord All Powerful.\par

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!

Daniel 9:4

I prayed to the Lord my God. I told him about all of my sins. I said: “Lord, you are a great and awesome God. You keep your agreement of love and kindness with people that love you. You keep your agreement with the people who obey your commands.

Zephaniah 2:11

Those people will be afraid of the Lord! Why? Because the Lord will destroy their gods. Then all the people in all the faraway lands will worship the Lord.

Zechariah 14:9

And the Lord will be the King of the whole world at that time. The Lord is One. His name is One.

Malachi 1:11

“People all around the world respect my name. All around the world people bring good gifts to me. They burn good incense {\cf2\super [7]} as a gift to me. Why? Because my name is important to all those people.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Malachi 1:8

You bring blind animals as sacrifices. {\cf2\super [6]} And that is wrong! You bring sick and crippled animals for sacrifices. And that is wrong! Try giving those sick animals as a gift to your governor. Would he accept those sick animals? No! He would not accept those gifts!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things!

Malachi 2:1

“Priests, this rule is for you! Listen to me! Pay attention to the things I say! Show honor to my name!

Malachi 3:9

In this way, your whole nation has stolen things from me. So bad things are happening to you.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Matthew 24:51

Then the master will punish that servant. The master will send him away to be with the hypocrites. {\cf2\super [382]} And in that place people will cry and grind their teeth \{with pain\}.

Matthew 5:35

Don’t make a vow using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don’t make a vow using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King (God).

Mark 14:8

This woman did the only thing she could do for me. She poured perfume on my body. She did this before I die to prepare me for burial.

Luke 12:46

Then the master of that servant will come when that servant is not ready. It will be a time when that servant is not expecting the master. Then the master will punish that servant. The master will send him away to be with the other people that don’t obey.

2 Corinthians 8:12

If you want to give, then your gift will be accepted. Your gift will be judged by what you have, not by what you don’t have.

Deuteronomy 28:58

“You must obey all the commands and teachings that are written in this book. And you must respect the wonderful and awesome name of the Lord your God. If you don’t obey, then

1 Timothy 6:15

God will make that happen at the right time. God is the blessed and only Ruler. God is the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords (rulers).

Revelation 15:4

All people will fear you, O Lord.\par All people will praise your name.\par Only you are holy.\par All people will come and worship before you,\par because it is clear that you do the things\par that are right.”\par

Revelation 21:8

But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”