12|But you profane it, in that you say, 'Yahweh's table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.'


In Context

9 |Now, please entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With this, will he accept any of you?| says Yahweh of Armies.

10 |Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,| says Yahweh of Armies, |neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations,| says Yahweh of Armies.

12 |But you profane it, in that you say, 'Yahweh's table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.'

13 You say also, 'Behold, what a weariness it is!' and you have sniffed at it,| says Yahweh of Armies; |and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?| says Yahweh.

14 |But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King,| says Yahweh of Armies, |and my name is awesome among the nations.|

Malachi 1:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:12But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD [is] polluted; and the fruit thereof, [even] his meat, [is] contemptible.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:12"But you profane it by saying of the Lord's table, 'It is defiled,' and of its food, 'It is contemptible.'

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, his food, is contemptible.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:12And you have profaned it in that you say: The table of the Lord is defiled: and that which is laid thereupon is contemptible with the fire that devoureth it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:12But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:12But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit of it, even his provision, is contemptible.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12And ye are polluting it in your saying, 'The table of Jehovah — it is polluted, As to its fruit — despicable is its food.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:12But you have profaned it, in that you say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.