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  1:1 ¶
The burden of the word of Jehovah to Israel by Malachi. |
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1:1 ¶
The burdenº
of the wordº
of the LORDº
toº
Israelº
byº
Malachi.º |
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1:2
I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother, saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob; |
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1:2
I have lovedºº
you, saithººº
the LORD.º
Yet ye say,ºº
Whereinº
hast thou lovedºº
us? [Was] notº
Esauº
Jacob'sº
brother?º
saithººº
the LORD:º
yet I lovedººº
Jacob,º |
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1:3
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness. |
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1:3
And I hatedºº
Esau,º
and laidººº
his mountainsº
and his heritageº
wasteº
for the dragonsº
of the wilderness.º |
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1:4
Whereas Edom saith, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus saith Jehovah of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and men shall call them The border of wickedness, and The people against whom Jehovah hath indignation for ever. |
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1:4
Whereasº
Edomº
saith,ºº
We are impoverished,ºº
but we will returnºº
and buildºº
the desolate places;º
thusº
saithºº
the LORDº
of hosts,º
Theyº
shall build,ºº
but Iº
will throw down;ºº
and they shall callºº
them, The borderº
of wickedness,º
and, The peopleº
against whomº
the LORDº
hath indignationºº
forº
ever.ºº |
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1:5
And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, Jehovah be magnified beyond the border of Israel. |
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1:5
And your eyesº
shall see,ºº
and yeº
shall say,ºº
The LORDº
will be magnifiedºº
fromºº
the borderº
of Israel.º |
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1:6 ¶
A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? |
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1:6 ¶
A sonº
honourethºº
[his] father,º
and a servantº
his master:º
ifº
then Iº
[be] a father,º
whereº
[is] mine honour?º
and ifº
Iº
[be] a master,º
whereº
[is] my fear?º
saithºº
the LORDº
of hostsº
unto you, O priests,º
that despiseºº
my name.º
And ye say,ºº
Whereinº
have we despisedººº
thy name?º |
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1:7
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar. And ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible. |
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1:7
Ye offerºº
pollutedºº
breadº
uponº
mine altar;º
and ye say,ºº
Whereinº
have we pollutedºº
thee? In that ye say,ºº
The tableº
of the LORDº
[is] contemptible.ºº |
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1:8
And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, it is no evil! and when ye offer the lame and sick, it is no evil! Present it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts. |
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1:8
And ifº
ye offerºº
the blindº
for sacrifice,ºº
[is it] notº
evil?º
and ifº
ye offerºº
the lameº
and sick,ºº
[is it] notº
evil?º
offerºº
it nowº
unto thy governor;º
will he be pleasedºº
with thee, orº
acceptºº
thy person?º
saithºº
the LORDº
of hosts.º |
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1:9
And now, I pray you, entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts. |
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1:9
And now,º
I pray you,º
beseechººº
Godº
that he will be graciousºº
unto us: thisº
hath beenº
by your means:ºº
will he regardºº
yourº
persons?º
saithºº
the LORDº
of hosts.º |
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1:10
Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle [fire on] mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. |
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1:10
Whoº
[is there] evenº
among you that would shutºº
the doorsº
[for nought]? neitherº
do ye kindleºº
[fire] on mine altarº
for nought.º
I have noº
pleasureº
in you, saithºº
the LORDº
of hosts,º
neitherº
will I acceptºº
an offeringº
at your hand.ºº |
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1:11
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts. |
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1:11
Forº
from the risingºº
of the sunº
even untoº
the going downº
of the same my nameº
[shall be] greatº
among the Gentiles;º
and in everyº
placeº
incenseºº
[shall be] offeredºº
unto my name,º
and a pureº
offering:º
forº
my nameº
[shall be] greatº
among the heathen,º
saithºº
the LORDº
of hosts.º |
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1:12 ¶
But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible. |
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1:12 ¶
But yeº
have profanedºº
it, in that ye say,ºº
The tableº
of the LORDºº
[is] polluted;ºº
and the fruitº
thereof, [even] his meat,º
[is] contemptible.ºº |
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1:13
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. |
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1:13
Ye saidºº
also, Behold,º
what a wearinessºº
[is it]! and ye have snuffedºº
atº
it, saithºº
the LORDº
of hosts;º
and ye broughtºº
[that which was] torn,ºº
and the lame,º
and the sick;ºº
thus ye broughtººº
an offering:º
should I acceptºº
this of your hand?ºº
saithºº
the LORD.º |
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1:14
But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles. |
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1:14
But cursedºº
[be] the deceiver,ºº
whichº
hathº
in his flockº
a male,º
and voweth,ºº
and sacrificethºº
unto the Lordº
a corrupt thing:ºº
forº
Iº
[am] a greatº
King,º
saithºº
the LORDº
of hosts,º
and my nameº
[is] dreadfulºº
among the heathen.º |
