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Malachi 2:12

New American Bible - revised edition

May the Lord cut off from the man who does this both witness and advocate from the tents of Jacob, and anyone to bring an offering to the Lord of hosts!

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They cast lots for their functions equally, young and old, master and pupil alike.

For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery and wrongdoing; I will faithfully give them their recompense, an everlasting covenant I will make with them.

The one slaughtering an ox, striking a man, sacrificing a lamb, breaking a dog’s neck, Making an offering of pig’s blood, burning incense, honoring an idol— These have chosen their own ways, and taken pleasure in their own abominations.

They will be punished for their own sins, the inquirer and the prophet alike,

Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes, the concern of your soul. The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword.

Even though they bring up their children, I will make them childless, until no one is left. Indeed, woe to them when I turn away from them!

For whoever does any of these abominations shall be cut off from the people.

I myself will turn against and cut off that individual from among the people; for in the giving of offspring to Molech, my sanctuary was defiled and my holy name was profaned.

Even though you bring me your burnt offerings and grain offerings I will not accept them; Your stall-fed communion offerings, I will not look upon them.

The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not be exalted over Judah.

Oh, that one of you would just shut the temple gates to keep you from kindling fire on my altar in vain! I take no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts; and I will not accept any offering from your hands!

You say, “See what a burden this is!” and you exasperate me, says the Lord of hosts; You bring in what is mutilated, or lame, or sick; you bring it as an offering! Will I accept it from your hands? says the Lord.

Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? Why, then, do we break faith with each other, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?

How pleasant are your tents, Jacob; your encampments, Israel!

Let them alone; they are blind guides (of the blind). If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit.”

But wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.

The beast was caught and with it the false prophet who had performed in its sight the signs by which he led astray those who had accepted the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped its image. The two were thrown alive into the fiery pool burning with sulfur.

Therefore, I swear to Eli’s house: No sacrifice or offering will ever expiate its crime.




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