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Malachi 1:7
New English Translation
Malachi 1:7
New English Translation
7 You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask, ‘How have we offended you?’ By treating the table[a] of the Lord as if it is of no importance.
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- Malachi 1:7 sn The word table, here a synonym for “altar,” has overtones of covenant imagery in which a feast shared by the covenant partners was an important element (see Exod 24:11). It also draws attention to the analogy of sitting down at a common meal with the governor (v. 8).
Malachi 1:7
New International Version
Malachi 1:7
New International Version
7 “By offering defiled food(A) on my altar.
“But you ask,(B) ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table(C) is contemptible.
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