Malachi 1:11

11 "For My name will be great among the nations,[a] from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense[b] and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations,"[c] says the Lord of Hosts.

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Malachi 1:11 In-Context

9 "And now ask for God's favor. Will He be gracious to us? [Since] this has come from your hands, will He show any of you favor?" asks the Lord of Hosts.
10 "I wish one of you would shut the [temple] doors, so you would no longer kindle a useless [fire on] My altar! I am not pleased with you," says the Lord of Hosts, "and I will accept no offering from your hands.
11 "For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations," says the Lord of Hosts.
12 But you are profaning itwhen you say: "The Lord's table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible."
13 You also say: "Look, what a nuisance!" "And you scorn it," says the Lord of Hosts. "You bring stolen, lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands?" asks the Lord.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Ps 113:3; Isa 45:6; 59:19
  • [b]. Or Burnt offerings
  • [c]. Many translations supply present tense verbs in this v. rather than future tense.
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