Malachi 1:12
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Mala 1:12
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"But you are profaning it, in that you say, `The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.'
Mala 1:13
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~"You also say, `My, how tiresome it is!' And you disdainfully sniff at it," says the LORD of hosts, "and you bring what was taken by robbery and {what is} lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I receive that from your hand?" says the LORD.
Mala 1:14
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"But cursed be the swindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great King," says the LORD of hosts, "and My name is feared among the nations."
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