Malachi 1 · Verse 12

Malachi 1:12

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.
Malachi 1:12, King James Version

Malachi 1:12 in other translations

BSB“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’
WEB“But you profane it when you say, ‘The LORD’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’
ASVBut ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of Jehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible.
YLTAnd ye are polluting it in your saying, ‘The table of Jehovah--it is polluted, As to its fruit--despicable is its food.'
DARBYBut ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, his food, is contemptible.
BBEBut you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.
WebsterBut ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit of it, even his provision, is contemptible.

What does Malachi 1:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Renewal of the charge in Mal 1:7. fruit ... meat--the offerings of the people. The "fruit" is the produce of the altar, on which the priests subsisted. They did not literally say, The Lord's table is contemptible; but their acts virtually said so. They did not act so as to lead the people to reverence, and to offer their best to the Lord on it. The people were poor, and put off God with the worst offerings. The priests let them do so, for fear of offending the people, and so losing all gains from them.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Ye have profaned it - Ye have desecrated God's worship; is it any wonder that God should cast you off, and follow you with his judgments?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Malachi 1:6-14

We may each charge upon ourselves what is here charged upon the priests. Our relation to God, as our Father and Master, strongly obliges us to fear and honour him. But they were so scornful that they derided reproof. Sinners ruin themselves by trying to baffle their convictions. Those who live in careless neglect of holy ordinances, who attend on them without reverence, and go from them under no concern, in effect…

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Malachi 1:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

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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Cross references for Malachi 1:12

  • Malachi 1:6-8

    A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. 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.

  • Malachi 1:13

    Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.

  • Numbers 11:4-8

    And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. …

  • Malachi 2:8

    But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Amos 2:7

    That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

  • Daniel 5:3-4

    Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

  • 2 Samuel 12:14

    Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

  • Ezekiel 36:21-23

    But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

  • Romans 2:24

    For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye have.
6,8; 2:8; 2Sa 12:14; Eze 36:21-23; Am 2:7; Ro 2:24
The table.
7,13; Nu 11:4-8; Da 5:3,4

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Context

  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Malachi 1:12

    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.

  • Malachi 1:13

    Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.

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Malachi 1:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vosotros lo habéis profanado cuando decís: Inmunda es la mesa de Jehová; y cuando hablan que su alimento es despreciable.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais vous, vous le profanez, en ce que vous dites: La table du Seigneur est souillée; et ce qu’elle fournit, sa nourriture, est méprisable.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ihr aber entweihet ihn, indem ihr sprechet: Der Tisch des Herrn ist verunreinigt, und sein Einkommen, seine Speise ist verächtlich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et vos polluistis illud in eo quod dicitis: Mensa Domini contaminata est, et quod superponitur contemptibilis est, cum igne qui illud devorat.