22 (A)The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its length, and its sides were of wood; and he said to me, “This is (B)the table that is (C)before the Lord.”

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22 There was a wooden altar(A) three cubits[a] high and two cubits square[b]; its corners, its base[c] and its sides were of wood. The man said to me, “This is the table(B) that is before the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:22 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.5 meters
  2. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew long
  3. Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint; Hebrew length

“You offer (A)defiled food on My altar,
But say,
‘In what way have we defiled You?’
By saying,
(B)‘The table of the Lord is [a]contemptible.’

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:7 Or to be despised

“By offering defiled food(A) on my altar.

“But you ask,(B) ‘How have we defiled you?’

“By saying that the Lord’s table(C) is contemptible.

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12 “But you profane it,
In that you say,
(A)‘The table of the [a]Lord is defiled;
And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:12 So with Bg.; MT Lord

12 “But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table(A) is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food(B) is contemptible.’

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