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Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the LORD. <a href="/esv/malachi/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> But you say, ‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the LORD of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the LORD. <a href="/bsb/malachi/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD. <a href="/kjv/malachi/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/malachi/1.htm">New King James Version</a> You also say, ‘Oh, what a weariness!’ And you sneer at it,” Says the LORD of hosts. “And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?” Says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/malachi/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> You also say, ‘See, how tiresome it is!’ And you view it as trivial,” says the LORD of armies, “and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I accept it from your hand?” says the LORD. <a href="/nasb/malachi/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You also say, &#8216My, how tiresome it is!&#8217 And you disdainfully sniff at it,&#8221 says the LORD of hosts, &#8220and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I receive that from your hand?&#8221 says the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/malachi/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “You also say, ‘My, how tiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says the LORD of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by robbery, and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I receive that from your hand?” says the LORD. <a href="/lsb/malachi/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You also say, ‘Behold, how tiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I accept that from your hand?” says Yahweh. <a href="/amp/malachi/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You also say, ‘How tiresome this is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says the LORD of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by robbery, and the lame or the sick [animals]; this you bring as an offering! Should I receive it with pleasure from your hand?” says the LORD. <a href="/csb/malachi/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/malachi/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You also say: &#8220Look, what a nuisance!&#8221 &#8220And you scorn it,&#8221 says the LORD of Hosts. &#8220You bring stolen, lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands?&#8221 asks the LORD.&#8221 <a href="/asv/malachi/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering: should I accept this at your hand? saith Jehovah. <a href="/cev/malachi/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You get so disgusted that you even make vulgar signs at me. And for an offering, you bring stolen animals or those that are lame or sick. Should I accept these? <a href="/erv/malachi/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. <a href="/gwt/malachi/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "You say, 'Oh what a nuisance it is,' and you sniff at it in disgust," says the LORD of Armies. "You bring stolen, lame, and sick animals. When you bring such offerings, should I accept them from you?" asks the LORD. <a href="/gnt/malachi/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> You say, 'How tired we are of all this!' and you turn up your nose at me. As your offering to me you bring a stolen animal or one that is lame or sick. Do you think I will accept that from you? <a href="/isv/malachi/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> "And you say, 'What a burden!' and sniff contemptuously at it," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "when you present maimed, crippled, and diseased animals, and when you bring the offering. Should I accept this from your hand?" asks the LORD. <a href="/msb/malachi/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You also say: ?Oh, what a nuisance!? And you turn up your nose at it,? says the LORD of Hosts. ?You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?? asks the LORD. <a href="/net/malachi/1.htm">NET Bible</a> You also say, 'How tiresome it is.' You turn up your nose at it," says the LORD who rules over all, "and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?" asks the LORD. <a href="/nheb/malachi/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You say also, 'Look, what a weariness it is.' and you sniff scornfully at it," says the LORD of hosts; "and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this from your hand?" says the LORD of hosts. <a href="/wbt/malachi/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this from your hand? saith the LORD. <a href="/web/malachi/1.htm">World English Bible</a> You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says Yahweh of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/malachi/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you have said, Behold, what a weariness, "" And you have puffed at it,” said YHWH of Hosts, "" “And you have brought in plunder, "" And the lame and the sick, "" And you have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand?” said YHWH. <a href="/ylt/malachi/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And ye have said, 'Lo, what a weariness,' And ye have puffed at it, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have brought in plunder, And the lame and the sick, And ye have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah. <a href="/slt/malachi/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye said, Behold, what a weariness! and ye puffed at it, said Jehovah of armies; and ye brought the spoiled and the lame, and the sick; and ye brought the gift: shall I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/malachi/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you have said: Behold of our labour, and you puffed it away, saith the Lord of hosts, and you brought in of rapine the lame, and the sick, and brought in an offering: shall I accept it at your hands, saith the Lord? <a href="/cpdv/malachi/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you have said, “Behold our labor,” and you have exhaled it away, says the Lord of hosts. And you brought in by plunder the lame, and the sick, and brought it in as a gift. How can I receive this from your hand, says the Lord? <a href="/nabre/malachi/1.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/malachi/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “What a weariness this is,” you say, and you sniff at me, says the LORD of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/malachi/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you say, This is because we are miserable; and I have sniffed at it, says the LORD of hosts; for you bring offerings that are taken by violence, the lame and the sick; I will not accept them from your hands, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/malachi/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you say, “This is from our misery”, and I blew on them, says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, because you bring a crippled and sick offering from plunder; I do not accept them from your hands, says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/malachi/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Ye say also: 'Behold, what a weariness is it!' And ye have snuffed at it, Saith the LORD of hosts; And ye have brought that which was taken by violence, And the lame, and the sick; Thus ye bring the offering; Should I accept this of your hand? Saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/malachi/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And ye said, These services are troublesome: therefore I have utterly rejected them with scorn, saith the Lord Almighty: and ye brought in torn victims, and lame, and sick: if then ye should bring an offering, shall I accept them at your hands? saith the Lord Almighty. <a href="/parallel/malachi/1-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6KyAs1WSHw?start=170" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/malachi/1.htm">The Polluted Offerings</a> …12“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’ 13<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wa·’ă·mar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">You also say:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">‘Oh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mat·tə·lā·’āh (N-fs) -- What? how? anything. ">what a nuisance!’</a> <a href="/hebrew/5301.htm" title="5301: wə·hip·paḥ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To breathe, blow. A primitive root; to puff, in various applications.">And you turn up your nose at</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“You bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ham·min·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/1497.htm" title="1497: gā·zūl (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To tear away, seize, rob. A primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.">that are stolen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6455.htm" title="6455: hap·pis·sê·aḥ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Lame. From pacach; lame.">lame,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: ha·ḥō·w·leh (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">or sick!</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: ha·’er·ṣeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">Should I accept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yeḏ·ḵem (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from your hands?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">asks</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> 14“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">Isaiah 43:22-24</a> But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel. / You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense. / You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities. <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a> asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a> Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a> ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” <a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-14</a> Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. <a href="/leviticus/22-20.htm">Leviticus 22:20-22</a> You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. / When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable. / You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a> What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.” <a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a> Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">1 Samuel 2:29</a> Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’ <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/ezekiel/34-18.htm">Ezekiel 34:18</a> Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Hosea 8:13</a> Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt. <a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a> Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a> Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and you have snuffed at it, said the LORD of hosts; and you brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? said the LORD.Behold.<a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">1 Samuel 2:29</a> Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?<a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">Isaiah 43:22</a> But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.<a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a> Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?and ye have snuffed at it.<a href="/malachi/1-7.htm">Malachi 1:7,8</a> Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible… <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Leviticus 22:8,19-23</a> That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD… <a href="/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Deuteronomy 15:21</a> And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.should I accept.<a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13</a> And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.<a href="/isaiah/1-12.htm">Isaiah 1:12</a> When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?<a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Isaiah 57:6</a> Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. 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It indicates a lack of reverence and a sense of burden in performing religious duties. This attitude is condemned throughout Scripture, as God desires sincere worship (<a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a>). The phrase highlights the spiritual decline and apathy that had set in among the Israelites after their return from exile.And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. Turning up one's nose signifies disdain and contempt. The "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power, reminding the people of His authority over all creation. This phrase underscores the disrespect shown to God, contrasting with the reverence due to Him as the Almighty. It echoes the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Deuteronomy 28:58-59</a> about the consequences of not honoring God's name.“You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! The offerings described here violate the requirements set forth in <a href="/leviticus/22-20.htm">Leviticus 22:20-22</a>, which demand unblemished sacrifices. Bringing defective offerings reflects a deeper spiritual corruption and disregard for God's holiness. This practice is a direct violation of the covenant and shows a lack of faith and trust in God's provision. It also foreshadows the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>).Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD. This rhetorical question emphasizes God's rejection of insincere worship and improper sacrifices. It serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of God's standards for worship. The question challenges the people to examine their hearts and actions, aligning with the prophetic tradition of calling Israel back to covenant faithfulness (<a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a>). It points to the ultimate acceptance of Christ's sacrifice, which fulfills the law and prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/malachi.htm">Malachi</a> The prophet through whom God delivers His message to the Israelites. His name means "my messenger" in Hebrew. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who are being rebuked for their improper worship practices. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a> Religious leaders responsible for offering sacrifices, who are being criticized for their negligence and disrespect. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The place where sacrifices and offerings are made, central to the worship practices of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reverence_in_worship.htm">Reverence in Worship</a> God deserves our best, not our leftovers. Our attitude in worship should reflect His holiness and worthiness. <a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_offerings.htm">Integrity in Offerings</a> Just as the Israelites were rebuked for offering blemished sacrifices, we should examine the quality and sincerity of what we offer to God, whether it be time, resources, or talents. <a href="/topical/h/heart_of_worship.htm">Heart of Worship</a> True worship is not just about external actions but the condition of our hearts. We must ensure our worship is genuine and heartfelt. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_of_leaders.htm">Accountability of Leaders</a> Religious leaders are held to a high standard. They must lead by example in offering sincere worship and guiding others to do the same. <a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_standards.htm">God's Unchanging Standards</a> God's expectations for holiness and sincerity in worship remain consistent. We must strive to meet these standards in our lives today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_malachi_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Malachi 1</a> <a href="/q/who_wrote_malachi.htm">Who is the author of the book of Malachi?</a> <a href="/q/are_blemished_offerings_allowed.htm">Are blemished offerings acceptable in religious practices?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_malachi_1_6-8_and_ot_laws_align.htm">How do Malachi 1:6-8's denunciations of flawed sacrifices align with other Old Testament laws on offerings?</a> <a href="/q/why_condemn_blemished_sacrifices_in_malachi.htm">In Malachi 1:14, why does the text condemn offering blemished sacrifices when some passages suggest more lenient standards for certain offerings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/malachi/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) Said.--Better, say.And ye have snuffed at it.--Better, and ye puff at it--that is, treat it with contempt, "pooh-pooh it," as we say. The service of the Temple, which they ought to have regarded as their highest privilege and pleasure, they look on as burdensome and contemptible. For "brought," read bring.Torn.--The word Gaz-l elsewhere means "stolen" (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm" title="Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat thereof: your ass shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you: your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have none to rescue them.">Deuteronomy 28:31</a>), or "robbed "--i.e., "spoiled" (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm" title="And you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and spoiled ever more, and no man shall save you.">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>). It is perhaps not impossible that it may here be a later word for trephah, "torn" (comp. the cogn. Arabic ajzal, "galled on the back"), but it is not so used in post-Biblical Jewish writings. On the contrary, Rabbinic tradition uses our word when expressly mentioning that which is stolen as unfit to be offered as a burnt offering--e.g., the Sifr?, (Vayyikr?, Perek 6, Parashta 5, ed. Weis 7b), commenting on the words of <a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm" title="And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.">Leviticus 1:10</a>, says: " 'From the flock,' and 'from the sheep,' and 'from the goats:' These words are limitations--viz., to exclude the sick (comp. also <a href="/malachi/1-8.htm" title="And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now to your governor; will he be pleased with you, or accept your person? said the LORD of hosts.">Malachi 1:8</a>), and the aged, and that which has been dedicated in thought to an idol, and that which is defiled with its own filth; 'its offering' [English Version, his offering, comp. Note on <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm" title="And said to me, What see you? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on the top thereof:">Zechariah 4:2</a>], to exclude that which is stolen." (See also Talmud Babli, Baba Kamma 66b.) The English Version has the same in view in its rendering of <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm" title="For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.">Isaiah 61:8</a>, where it has the authority of Talmud Babli, Sukkah 30a, and of Jerome and Luther. Perhaps the reason why people were inclined to offer a stolen animal may be, that it might very likely have a mark on it, which would render it impossible for the thief to offer it for sale, and so realise money on it, for fear of detection; so then he makes a virtue of a necessity, and brings as an offering to God that which he could not otherwise dispose of. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - What a weariness is it! The reference is to the table of the Lord. Despising the altar, and performing their duties without heart or faith, the priests found the services an intolerable burden. Vulgate, ecce de labore, which seems to be an excuse of the people, urging that they offer such things as their toil and poverty allow. Septuagint, ταῦτα ἐκ κακοπαθείας ἐστί, which has much the same meaning. The present Hebrew text is represented by the Authorized Version. Ye have snuffed at it; i.e. at the altar. The phrase expresses contempt. "It" has been supposed to be a "scribes' correction" for "me." The Septuagint and Syriac give, "I snorted at them." That which was torn; rather, that which was taken by violence - that which was stolen or unjustly taken. Septuagint, ἁρπάγματα: Ecclus. 34:18 (31:21), "He that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous (μεμωκημένη)" Lame... sick (see <a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Leviticus 22:19-25</a>). Thus ye brought an (bring the) offering (minchah). Subject to analogous defects is even your meat offering, the accessory to other sacrifices, and therefore it is unacceptable. <a href="/commentaries/malachi/1-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You also say: וַאֲמַרְתֶּם֩ (wa·’ă·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Look, הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! what a nuisance!’ מַתְּלָאָ֜ה (mat·tə·lā·’āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4972.htm">Strong's 4972: </a> What a weariness And you turn up your nose at וְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣ם (wə·hip·paḥ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5301.htm">Strong's 5301: </a> To breathe, blow it,” אוֹת֗וֹ (’ō·w·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case says אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts. צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign “You bring וַהֲבֵאתֶ֣ם (wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go as an offering הַמִּנְחָ֑ה (ham·min·ḥāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering [animals that are] stolen, גָּז֗וּל (gā·zūl) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1497.htm">Strong's 1497: </a> To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob lame, הַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ (hap·pis·sê·aḥ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6455.htm">Strong's 6455: </a> Lame or sick! הַ֣חוֹלֶ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·leh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> To be weak or sick Should I accept הַאֶרְצֶ֥ה (ha·’er·ṣeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt this אוֹתָ֛הּ (’ō·w·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from your hands?” מִיֶּדְכֶ֖ם (mî·yeḏ·ḵem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand asks אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 1:13 You say also 'Behold what a weariness (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/1-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 1:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 1:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/1-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 1:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 1:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>