Malachi 1:14

But cursed be the nokhel (cheat, swindler, charlatan), 1 which hath in his flock a male, 1 and voweth, and sacrificeth unto Hashem the one being blemished; 1 for I am a Melech Gadol, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os, 1 and My name is to be feared among the Goyim.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

In Context

13Ye said also: Hinei, what a burden it is! 1 And ye have sniffed scornfully at it, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os; 1 and ye brought that which was injured, 1 and the lame, and the diseased; 1 thus ye brought a minchah; 1 should I accept this of your hand? 1 saith Hashem. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:18Speak unto Aharon, and to his Banim, and unto kol Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the Bais Yisroel, or of the Ger B'Yisroel, that will offer his korban for any of his nederim, and for all his nedavot, which they will offer unto Hashem for an olah,

Joshua 7:11Yisroel hath sinned, and they have also violated My Brit which I commanded them; for they have even taken of the Cherem, and have also played the ganav, and lied also, and they have put it even among their own possessions.

Psalms 47:3For Hashem Elyon is awesome; 1 He is Melech Gadol over kol ha'aretz. 1

Psalms 48:2Gadol is Hashem, 1 and greatly to be praised in the Ir Eloheinu, 1 in His Har Kodesh. 1

Psalms 76:12Make neder (vow), and pay unto Hashem Eloheichem; 1 let all that be around Him bring gifts unto Him that ought to be feared. 1

Psalms 102:16So the Goyim shall fear the Shem Hashem, 1 and all the melachim of ha'aretz will revere Thy glory. 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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