The ^1aoracle of the word of the LORD to ^bIsrael through ²Malachi.

2 “I have ^aloved you,” says the LORD. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet I ^bhave loved Jacob; 3 but I have hated Esau, and I have ^amade his mountains a desolation and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.” 4 Though Edom says, “We have been ^abeaten down, but we will ^1breturn and build up the ruins”; thus says the LORD of hosts, “They may ^cbuild, but I will tear down; and men will call them the ²wicked territory, and the people ³toward whom the LORD is indignant ^dforever.” 5 Your eyes will see this and you will say, “^aThe LORD ¹be magnified beyond the ²border of Israel!”

6 “‘A son ^ahonors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a ^bfather, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My ¹respect?’ says the LORD of hosts to you, O ^cpriests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 You are presenting ^adefiled ^1bfood upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The ^ctable of the LORD is to be despised.’ 8 But when you present the ^ablind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? ¹Why not offer it to your ^bgovernor? Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive you kindly?” says the LORD of hosts. 9 “But now ¹will you not ^aentreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us? ²With such an offering on your part, will He ^breceive any of you kindly?” says the LORD of hosts. 10 “Oh that there were one among you who would ^ashut the ¹gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD of hosts, “^bnor will I accept an offering from ²you. 11 For from the ^arising of the sun even to its setting, ^bMy name will be ^cgreat among the nations, and in every place ^dincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name will be ^egreat among the nations,” says the LORD of hosts. 12 “But you are ^aprofaning it, in that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.’ 13 You also say, ‘¹My, how ^atiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says the LORD of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by ^brobbery and what is ^clame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I ^dreceive that from your hand?” says the LORD. 14 “But cursed be the ^aswindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a ^bblemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great ^cKing,” says the LORD of hosts, “and My name is ^1dfeared among the ²nations.”

The ^apronouncement of the word of the LORD to ^bIsrael through ¹Malachi:

2 “I have ^aloved you,” says the LORD. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was Esau not Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet I ^bhave loved Jacob; 3 but I have hated Esau, and I have ^amade his mountains a desolation and given his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.” 4 Though Edom says, “We have been ^abeaten down, but we will ^1breturn and build up the ruins”; this is what the LORD of armies says: “They may ^cbuild, but I will tear down; and people will call them the ²territory of wickedness, and the people ³with whom the LORD is indignant ^dforever.” 5 And your eyes will see this, and you will say, “^aThe LORD ¹be exalted beyond the ²border of Israel!”

6 “‘A son ^ahonors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a ^bfather, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My ¹respect?’ says the LORD of armies to you, the ^cpriests who despise My name! But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 You are presenting ^adefiled ^1bfood upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The ^ctable of the LORD is to be despised.’ 8 And when you present a ^ablind animal for sacrifice, is it not evil? Or when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not evil? So offer it to your ^bgovernor! Would he be pleased with you, or would he receive you kindly?” says the LORD of armies. 9 “But now, do indeed ^aplead for God’s favor, so that He will be gracious to us. ¹With such an offering on your part, will He ^breceive any of you kindly?” says the LORD of armies. 10 “If only there were one among you who would ^ashut the ¹gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar for nothing! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD of armies, “^bnor will I accept an offering from your hand. 11 For from the ^arising of the sun even to its setting, ^bMy name shall be ^cgreat among the nations, and in every place ^dfrankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be ^egreat among the nations,” says the LORD of armies. 12 “But you are ^aprofaning it by your saying, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.’ 13 You also say, ‘See, ¹how ^atiresome it is!’ And you view it as trivial,” says the LORD of armies, “and you bring what was taken by ^brobbery and what is ^clame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I ^daccept it from your hand?” says the LORD. 14 “But cursed be the ^aswindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a ^bblemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great ^cKing,” says the LORD of armies, “and My name is ^1dfeared among the ²nations.”

The ^1aoracle of the word of ²Yahweh to ^bIsrael by the hand of ³Malachi.

2 “I have ^aloved you,” says Yahweh. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares Yahweh. “Yet I ^bhave loved Jacob; 3 but I have hated Esau, and I have ^aset his mountains to be a desolation and his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.” 4 Though Edom says, “We have been ^ademolished, but we will ^1breturn and build up the waste places”; thus says Yahweh of hosts, “They may ^cbuild, but I will pull down; and men will call them a ²territory of wickedness, and the people ³toward whom Yahweh is indignant ^dforever.” 5 And your eyes will see this, and you will say, “^aYahweh ¹be magnified beyond the ²territory of Israel!”

6 “‘A son ^ahonors his father, and a slave his master. Then if I am a ^bfather, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is the fear of Me?’ says Yahweh of hosts to you, O ^cpriests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 You are presenting ^adefiled ^1bfood upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The ^ctable of Yahweh is to be despised.’ 8 But when you present the ^ablind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Please, bring it near to your ^bgovernor! Would he accept you? Or would he lift up your face?” says Yahweh of hosts. 9 “But now, ^1aentreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us! With this thing which is from your hand, will He ^blift up any of your faces?” says Yahweh of hosts. 10 “Oh that there were one among you who would ^ashut the ¹gates, that you might not light a fire on My altar in vain! I have no delight in you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “^bnor will I accept an offering from your hand. 11 For from the ^arising of the sun even to its setting, ^bMy name will be ^cgreat among the nations, and in every place ^dincense is going to be presented to My name, as well as a grain offering that is clean; for My name will be ^egreat among the nations,” says Yahweh of hosts. 12 “But you are ^aprofaning it, in that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.’ 13 You also say, ‘Behold, how ^atiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by ^brobbery and what is ^clame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I ^daccept that from your hand?” says Yahweh. 14 “But cursed be the ^aswindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a ^1bblemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great ^cKing,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and My name is ^2dfeared among the ³nations.”