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Your eyes will see this, and you will say, “The Lord is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”

An Oracle From the Lord:
Improper Sacrifices Insult God

A son honors his father. A servant honors his master. If I am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is the reverence owed to me? This is what the Lord of Armies says to you. The priests are the ones who despise my name.

You say, “How have we despised your name?”

You despise my name by bringing defiled food to my altar.

But you say, “How have we defiled you?”

You defile me when you say, “The Lord’s table deserves no respect.”

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You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great(A) is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’(B)

Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices

“A son honors his father,(C) and a slave his master.(D) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(E) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(F)

“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.

“But you ask,(G) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’

“By offering defiled food(H) on my altar.

“But you ask,(I) ‘How have we defiled you?’

“By saying that the Lord’s table(J) is contemptible.

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