Malachi 1:8-10

New Century Version

⁸ When you bring blind animals as sacrifices, that is wrong. When you bring crippled and sick animals, that is wrong. Try giving them to your governor. Would he be pleased with you? He wouldn’t accept you,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

⁹ “Now ask God to be kind to you, but he won’t accept you with such offerings,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

¹⁰ “I wish one of you would close the Temple doors so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you and will not accept your gifts,” says the Lord All-Powerful.