Malachi 1:12

New International Reader's Version

“But you treat my name as if it were not holy. You say the Lord’s altar is ‘unclean.’ And you look down on its food.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:14

But you have dared to show great disrespect for the Lord. So the son who has been born to you will die.”

Ezekiel 41:22

A wooden altar stood in the main hall. It was a little over five feet high. It was three and a half feet long and three and a half feet wide. Its corners, base and sides were made out of wood. The man said to me, “This is the table that stands in front of the Lord.”

Ezekiel 44:16

“They are the only ones who can enter my temple. Only they can come near to serve me as guards.

Hosea 13:9

“Israel, you will be destroyed. I helped you. But you turned against me.

Leviticus 18:21

“ ‘Do not hand over any of your children to be sacrificed to the god Molek. That would be treating my name as if it were not holy. I am the Lord your God.

Amos 2:7

They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the ground. They refuse to be fair to those who are crushed. A father and his son have sex with the same girl. They treat my name as if it were not holy.

Malachi 1:13

You say, ‘What a heavy load our work is!’ And you turn up your nose. You act as if you hate working for me,” says the Lord who rules over all. “You bring animals that have been hurt. Or you bring disabled or sick animals. Then you dare to offer them to me as sacrifices! Should I accept them from you?” says the Lord.

Malachi 2:8

But you have turned away from the right path. Your teaching has caused many people to trip and fall. You have broken my covenant with Levi,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Romans 2:24

It is written, “The Gentiles say evil things against God’s name because of you.” (Isaiah 52:5; Ezekiel 36:22)