However, because you treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son born to you will die.’
Malachi 1:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘But you are profaning it when you say, “The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But you [priests] profane it when [by your actions] you say, The table of the Lord is polluted, and the fruit of it, its food, is contemptible and may be despised. American Standard Version (1901) But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible. Common English Bible But you make my name impure when you say, “The table of the LORD is polluted. Its fruit, its food, is despised.” Catholic Public Domain Version And you have polluted it, in that you say, "The table of the Lord has been contaminated; and that which is placed upon it is contemptible, compared with the fire that devours it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And you have profaned it in that you say: The table of the Lord is defiled: and that which is laid thereupon is contemptible with the fire that devoureth it. |
However, because you treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son born to you will die.’
The altar was made of wood, 1.6 metres high and 1.1 metres long. It had corners, and its length and sides were of wood. The man told me, ‘This is the table that stands before the Lord.’
‘They are the ones who may enter my sanctuary and approach my table to serve me. They will keep my mandate.
‘You are not to sacrifice any of your children in the fire to Molech. Do not profane the name of your God; I am the Lord.
They trample the heads of the poor on the dust of the ground and obstruct the path of the needy. A man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, profaning my holy name.
You also say, “Look, what a nuisance! ” And you scorn it,’ , says the Lord of Armies. ‘You bring stolen, , lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands? ’ asks the Lord.
‘You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi,’ says the Lord of Armies.
For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you. ,