Malachi 1:10

Who is there even among you that would shut the dlatayim of the Beis Hamikdash 1 so that eish would not be kindled on Mine mizbe'ach in vain? 1 There is no chefetz (pleasure) to Me with you, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os, 1 neither will I accept a minchah at your hand. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

In Context

9And now, I pray you, beseech G-d 1 that He will be gracious unto us; 1 with such offerings from your hand, 1 will He receive you? 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os. 1

11For from the rising of the shemesh even unto the going down of the same 1 My name shall be gadol among the Goyim; 1 and in every place incense shall be offered unto My name, 1 and a minchah tehorah; 1 for My name shall be gadol among the Goyim, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os. 1

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Cross References

Job 1:9Then HaSatan answered Hashem, and said, Is Iyov a yire Elohim (G-d fearer) for nothing?

Isaiah 1:11To what purpose is the multitude 1 of your zevakhim unto Me? saith Hashem; 1 I am fed up of the olot (burnt offerings) of rams, 1 and the fat of fed beasts; 1 and I delight not in the dahm of bulls, 1 or of lambs, or of goats. 1

Jeremiah 6:13For from the katan of them even unto the gadol of them, 1 every one is given to greediness for unjust gain; 1 and from the navi even unto the kohen, 1 every one doeth sheker (deceit, falsehood). 1

Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their nashim unto others, 1 and their sadot to them that shall inherit them; 1 for every one from the katan even unto the gadol 1 is greedy for unjust gain, 1 from the navi even unto the kohen every one doeth sheker. 1

Hosea 5:6They shall go with their flocks 1 and with their herds to seek Hashem; 1 but they shall not find Him; 1 He hath withdrawn Himself from them. 1

Micah 3:11Her Rashim judge for a bribe, 1 and her kohanim play the hireling moreh (teacher), 1 and her nevi'im are fortune-tellers for kesef; 1 yet will they lean upon Hashem? And say: 1 Is not Hashem among us? 1 No ra'ah will come upon us. 1

Matthew Henry on Malachi 1:7-14

God's Remonstrance with the Priests; Judgment of Wicked Priests. ( b. c. 400.) 6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice,… Read the whole commentary →

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