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Malachi 1:10 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Malachi 1:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Malachi chapter 1 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Malachi 1:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Malachi 1:10
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. God wishes someone would shut the doors (סֹגֵר דְּלָתוֹת, soger delatot)—the temple doors—to end the travesty of corrupt worship. The phrase for nought (חִנָּם, ḥinnam) means freely, without payment, gratuitously. No priest would serve without compensation, yet they serve God carelessly. They kindle fire on mine altar (תָּאִירוּ מִזְבְּחִי, ta'iru mizvḥi) only for profit, not dev...
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Cross-References for Malachi 1:10
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“exercising the oversight”
“They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.”
“and her priests teach for a price”
“I despise your feasts”
“and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable”
“I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering”
“and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.”
“the dogs are greedy”
“not the things of Jesus Christ.”