Holman Christian Standard Bible

Malachi 1:12-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12. But you are profaning it when 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.

14. “The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name will be feared among the nations.