Malachi 1:8-10

International Standard Version

⁸ When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals,^[a] is that not wrong? Offer that to your governor—would he be pleased with you or receive you favorably?” asks the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. ⁹ “And now, go ahead and implore God by saying, ‘Be gracious to us.’ Will he receive you favorably and accept offerings like that from your hand?” asks the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

Useless Offerings and Useless Altar Fires

¹⁰ “Oh, that one of you would shut the Temple^[b] doors and not light useless fires on the altar! I’m not pleased with you,” says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, “and I’ll accept no offerings from you.^[c]