Malachi 2:13

And this too have ye done, 1 covering the mizbe'ach of Hashem with tears, 1 with weeping, and with crying out, 1 because that He regardeth not the minchah any more, 1 nor receiveth it with ratzon (good will) at your hand. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

In Context

12May Hashem cut off from the ohalim of Ya'akov the man that doeth this, 1 being awake and aware, 1 yet who offereth a minchah unto Hashem Tzva'os. 1

14Yet ye say: Wherefore? 1 Because Hashem hath been ed (witness) 1 between thee and the wife of thy youth, 1 against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, breaking faith: 1 yet is she thy chaveret, 1 and the wife of thy brit. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy lev beliyaal, saying, The seventh year, the shnat hashemittah (the year of release), is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto Hashem against thee, and it be chet (sin) unto thee.

1 Samuel 1:9So Channah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli HaKohen sat upon a chair by mezuzat Heikhal Hashem.

Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great outcry of HaAm and of their nashim against their achim the Yehudim.

Psalms 78:34When He slaughtered them, then they sought Him; 1 and they returned and inquired diligently after G-d. 1

Proverbs 21:27The zevach of the resha'im is to'evah (detestable, abomination); 1 how much more, when he bringeth it with zimmah (evil intent). 1

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

Matthew Henry on Malachi 2:11-17

Unlawful Marriages; Breach of the Marriage-covenant; Charge of Corrupt Principles. ( b. c. 400.) 10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. 12 The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this,… Read the whole commentary →

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