My people,(A) what have I done to you,(B)
or how have I wearied you?(C)
Testify against Me!

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“My people, what have I done to you?
    How have I burdened(A) you?(B) Answer me.

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13 You also say: “Look, what a nuisance!” “And you scorn[a] it,”[b](A) says the Lord of Hosts. “You bring stolen,[c](B) lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands?” asks the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:13 Lit blow at
  2. Malachi 1:13 Ancient Jewish tradition reads Me
  3. Malachi 1:13 Or injured

13 And you say, ‘What a burden!’(A) and you sniff at it contemptuously,(B)” says the Lord Almighty.

“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,(C) should I accept them from your hands?”(D) says the Lord.

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14 You have said: “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements(A) and walking mournfully(B) before the Lord of Hosts?

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14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(A) to serve(B) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(C) and going about like mourners(D) before the Lord Almighty?

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