Malachi 1Malachi1

Literal Standard VersionBerean Standard Bible

1. The LORD’s Love for Israel

   (Genesis 25:19–28; Romans 9:6–29)

2. 1LSVThe burden of a word of YHWH to Israel by the hand of Malachi:BSBBSB: This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi:
3. 2LSV“I have loved you, said YHWH,
   And you have said,
   In what have You loved us?BSBBSB: “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
4. 3LSVIs not Esau Jacob’s brother?” A declaration of YHWH,
   “And I love Jacob, and Esau I have hated,
   And I make his mountains a desolation,
   And his inheritance for dragons of a wilderness.BSBBSB: but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
5. 4LSVBecause Edom says, We have been made poor,
   And we return and we build the ruins,
   Thus said YHWH of Hosts: They build, and I destroy,
   And men have called to them,
   O region of wickedness,
   O people whom YHWH defied for all time.BSBBSB: Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
6. 5LSVAnd your eyes see, and you say,
   YHWH is magnified beyond the border of Israel,BSBBSB: You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”

7. The Polluted Offerings

8. 6LSVA son honors a father, and a servant his master. And if I am a father, where is My glory? And if I am a master, where is My fear? Said YHWH of Hosts to you,
   O priests, despising My Name! And you have said, In what have we despised Your Name?BSBBSB: “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
9. 7LSVYou are bringing defiled bread near on My altar,
   And you have said, In what have we defiled You? In your saying, The table of YHWH—it is despicable,BSBBSB: By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
10. 8LSVAnd when you bring the blind near for sacrifice, saying,
    There is no evil,
    And when you bring the lame and sick near, saying,
    There is no evil; Now bring it near to your governor—Does he accept you? Or does he lift up your face?” said YHWH of Hosts.BSBBSB: When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
11. 9LSV“And now, please appease the face of God,
    And He favors us; This has been from your own hand,
    Does He accept your faces?” said YHWH of Hosts.BSBBSB: “But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
12. 10LSV“Who is even among you,
    And he shuts the double doors? Indeed, you do not kindle My altar for nothing,
    I have no pleasure in you,” said YHWH of Hosts,
    “And I do not accept a present of your hand.BSBBSB: “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
13. 11LSVFor from the rising of the sun to its going in,
    Great is My Name among nations,
    And in every place incense is brought near for My Name, and a pure present,
    For great is My Name among nations,” said YHWH of Hosts.BSBBSB: For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
14. 12LSV“And you are defiling it in your saying,
    The table of YHWH—it is defiled,
    As for its fruit—its food is despicable.BSBBSB: “But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’
15. 13LSVAnd you have said, Behold, what a weariness,
    And you have puffed at it,” said YHWH of Hosts,
    “And you have brought in plunder,
    And the lame and the sick,
    And you have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand?” said YHWH.BSBBSB: You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
16. 14LSV“And a deceiver is cursed, who has in his drove a male,
    And is vowing, and is sacrificing a marred thing to the Lord,
    For I am a great King,” said YHWH of Hosts,
    “And My Name is revered among nations!”BSBBSB: “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.