Malachi 1:12-14

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¹² But you profane it when you say that the Lord’s table is polluted and its food^[a] may be despised. ¹³ “What a weariness this is,” you say, and you sniff at it,^[b] says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord.^{(A) 14} Cursed be the cheat who has a male in the flock and vows to give it and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished, for I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name is reverenced among the nations.^(B)