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.


In Context

6 |A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says Yahweh of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, 'How have we despised your name?'

7 You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, 'How have we polluted you?' In that you say, 'Yahweh's table contemptible.'

8 When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn't that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn't that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?| says Yahweh of Armies.

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.

Malachi 1:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:9"Now implore God to be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept you?"-says the Lord Almighty.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us. This hath been of your hand: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And now beseech ye the face of God, that he may have mercy on you, (for by your hand hath this been done,) if by any means he will receive your faces, saith the Lord of hosts.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And now, I pray you, entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And now, I pray you, entreat the favour of God, that he may be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he accept any of your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious to us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your person? saith the LORD of hosts.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9And now, appease, I pray thee, the face of God, And He doth favour us; From your own hand hath this been, Doth He accept of you appearances? Said Jehovah of Hosts.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious to us: this has been by your means: will he regard your persons? said the LORD of hosts.