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Malachi 1:12

“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’

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ASV

But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible.

KJV

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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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand youH859 →
מְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.Lim[are] profaningH2490 →
אוֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.Khemby saying youH559 →
שֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.Chan[the] table ofH7979 →
אֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
מְגֹאָ֣לme.go.'Al[is] defiledH1351 →
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931 →
וְנִיב֖וֹve.ni.Voand fruit itsH5108 →
נִבְזֶ֥הniv.Zeh[is] despicableH959 →
אָכְלֽוֹ׃'a.khe.Lofood itsH400 →

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Malachi 1:7By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.Ezekiel 41:22There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”Ezekiel 44:16They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.Leviticus 18:21You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.Malachi 1:6–8“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.2 Chronicles 4:8Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.Ezekiel 22:8You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths.Daniel 5:3–4Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.Malachi 1:13You 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.Ezekiel 36:21–23But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone.Malachi 2:8But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.2 Samuel 12:14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”Amos 2:7They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.Numbers 11:4–8Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?Ezekiel 40:39Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.Jeremiah 34:16But now you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.Exodus 37:10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

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