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Malachi 1:8 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Malachi 1:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Malachi chapter 1 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. for: Heb. to”
Malachi 1:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Malachi 1:8
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. God specifies the defective sacrifices: the blind (עִוֵּר, ivver), the lame (פִּסֵּחַ, pisseaḥ), and sick (חֹלֶה, ḥoleh) animals—all explicitly forbidden by Torah (Leviticus 22:20-24, Deuteronomy 15:21). The rhetorical question is it not evil? (הַאֵין רָע, ha'ein ra) emphasizes the obvious wickedness. רָע (ra) means evil, bad, wicked—not merely inappropriate but morally wrong.God'...
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Cross-References for Malachi 1:8
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“[as if it be] lame or blind”
“you shall offer a male without blemish”
“they sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn't accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity”
“Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Yahweh does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity”
“and accept your burnt sacrifice. Selah.”
“'Behold”
“take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams”
“neither will I accept an offering at your hand.,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., מִי גַם־בָּכֶם וְיִסְגֹּר דְּלָתַיִם וְלֹא־תָאִירוּ מִזְבְּחִי חִנָּם אֵין־לִי חֵפֶץ בָּכֶם אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וּמִנְחָה לֹא־אֶרְצֶה מִיֶּדְכֶם׃ ,Oh that there were even one among you that would shut the doors, That ye might not kindle fire on Mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, Saith the LORD of hosts, Neither will I accept an offering at your hand.,διότι καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν συγκλεισθήσονται θύραι καὶ οὐκ ἀνάψετε τὸ θυσιαστήριόν μου δωρεάν οὐκ ἔστιν μου θέλημα ἐν ὑμῖν λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ καὶ θυσίαν οὐ προσδέξομαι ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν,Because even among you the doors shall be shut, and one will not kindle the fire of mine altar for nothing, I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept a sacrifice at your hands.,,,,”