Malachi 1:2; Malachi 1:6-7

Malachi 1:2

2 I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, `In what hast Thou loved us?'

Malachi 1:6-7

6 A son honoureth a father, and a servant his master. And if I [am] a father, where [is] Mine honour? And if I [am] a master, where [is] My fear? Said Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests, despising My name! And ye have said: `In what have we despised Thy name?'

7 Ye are bringing nigh on Mine altar polluted bread, And ye have said: `In what have we polluted Thee?' In your saying: `The table of Jehovah -- it [is] despicable,'