Malachi 1:14

Integrity Fear

¹² But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

¹³ Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
KJV: But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
WEB: “But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says the LORD of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
ASV: But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.
DARBY: Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations.
BLB: “And cursed [is] the one plotting, and a male is in his flock, and vowing [it] and sacrificing [what] is blemished to the Lord. For I [am] a great King,” says YHWH of Hosts, “And My name is feared among the nations.

ÅB: Forbannet være den som farer med svik[^1], enda der er handyr i hans flokk, og den som gjør et løfte og enda ofrer til Herren et hundyr som har lyte; for jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og mitt navn er forferdelig blant folkene.
[^1]: ved å foregi at han bare har hundyr å ofre.
OTB: "Men forbannet er bedrageren som har en akseptabel hann i sin flokk og lover å gi den, men så ofrer et plettet dyr til Herren. For jeg er en stor konge," sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, "og mitt navn skal fryktes blant nasjonene."
B1930: Forbannet være den som farer med svik, enda der er handyr i hans hjord, og den som gjør et løfte og enda ofrer til Herren et hundyr som har lyte; for jeg er en stor konge, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og mitt navn er forferdelig blandt folkene. / < ved å foregi at han bare har hundyr å ofre.>

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 5:1–10
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
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Ecclesiastes 5:4–5
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
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Luke 12:46
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
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Psalms 76:12
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
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Malachi 1:8
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
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Luke 12:1–2
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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Leviticus 22:18–21
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
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