Malachi 1:13
You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the Lord of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the Lord.
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.
Note and ye have…: or, whereas ye might have blown it away
You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says the Lord of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says the Lord.
Note “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Ye say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering: should I accept this at your hand? saith Jehovah.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Behold
- 1 Samuel 2:29; Isaiah 43:22; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:3; Mark 14:4, 5, 37, 38
- and ye have snuffed at it
- or, whereas ye might have blown itaway. torn.
- Malachi 1:7, 8; Leviticus 22:8, 19–23; Deuteronomy 15:21; Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 44:31
- should I accept
- Malachi 2:13; Isaiah 1:12; Isaiah 57:6; Jeremiah 7:9–11, 21–24; Amos 5:21–23; Zechariah 7:5, 6; Matthew 6:1, 2, 5, 16