Malachi 1:12

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¹²“But you treat my name as if it were not holy. You say my altar is ‘unclean.’ And you look down on its food.

But you profane it when you say that the Lord’s table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food, may be despised.

“But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food is contemptible.’

“But you are profaning it when you say, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.’

“But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.

“But you are profaning it by saying the table of the Lord is defiled, and its fruit—its food—is despised!

But ye have profaned it, in that ye say,

The table of the Lord is polluted;

And the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

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