Malachi 1 · Verse 13

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.
Malachi 1:13, King James Version

Malachi 1:13 in other translations

BSBYou 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.
WEBYou say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says the LORD of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says the LORD.
ASVYe say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering: should I accept this at your hand? saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd ye have said, ‘Lo, what a weariness,' And ye have puffed at it, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have brought in plunder, And the lame and the sick, And ye have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.
DARBYAnd ye say, Behold, what a weariness! And ye have puffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and ye bring that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the oblation: should I accept this of your hand? saith Jehovah.
BBEAnd you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.
WebsterYe 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 from your hand? saith the LORD.

What does Malachi 1:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. what a weariness is it!--Ye regard God's service as irksome, and therefore try to get it over by presenting the most worthless offerings. Compare Mi 6:3, where God challenges His people to show wherein is the "weariness" or hardship of His service. Also Is 43:22-24, wherein He shows that it is they who have "wearied" Him, not He who has wearied them. snuffed at--despised. it--the table of the Lord, and the meat on it (Mal 1:12). torn--namely, by beasts, which it was not lawful to eat, much less to offer (Ex 22:31). thus ... offering--Hebrew, mincha; the unbloody offering of flour, &c. Though this may have been of ordinary ingredients, yet the sacrifices of blemished animals accompanying it rendered it unacceptable.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Ye have snuffed at it - A metaphor taken from cattle which do not like their fodder. They blow strongly through their nose upon it; and after this neither they nor any other cattle will eat it. Ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick - There had never been such abominations in the Divine worship before. What was of no worth in itself, and what could not be used by its owner, was brought to God's altar, and offered for sacrifice! Was not the punishment of these wretches less than their crimes?

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 1:13 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.

וַאֲמַרְתֶּם֩va.'a.mar.Temand you sayH559
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehthere!H2009
מַתְּלָאָ֜הma.te.la.'Ahwhat weariness!H4100
וְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣םve.hi.pach.Temand you sniff atH5301
אוֹת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
וַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.Temand you bringH935
גָּז֗וּלga.Zula stolen [animal]H1497
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ha.pi.Se.achthe lame [animal]H6455
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַ֣חוֹלֶ֔הha.cho.Lehthe sick [animal]H2470
וַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.Temand you bringH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.Chahthe offeringH4503
הַאֶרְצֶ֥הha.'er.Tzeh¿ will I acceptH7521
אוֹתָ֛הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
מִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.Khemfrom hand yourH3027
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Malachi 1:13

  • Micah 6:3

    O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

  • Mark 14:37-38

    And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

  • Malachi 1:7-8

    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.

  • Leviticus 22:19-23

    Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord. …

  • Isaiah 43:22-23

    But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

  • Matthew 6:16

    Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

  • Isaiah 57:6

    Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

  • Ezekiel 44:31

    The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

  • 1 Samuel 2:29

    Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

  • Zechariah 7:5-6

    Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

  • Amos 5:21-23

    I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

  • Isaiah 1:12

    When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold.
1Sa 2:29; Isa 43:22; Am 8:5; Mic 6:3; Mr 14:4,5,37,38
and ye have snuffed at it. or, whereas ye might have blown itaway. torn.
7,8; Le 22:8,19-23; De 15:21; Eze 4:14; 44:31
should I accept.
2:13; Isa 1:12; 57:6; Jer 7:9-11,21-24; Am 5:21-23; Zec 7:5,6
Mt 6:1,2,5,16

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Context

  • 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.

  • Malachi 1:14

    But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

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Malachi 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Habéis además dicho: ¡Oh qué trabajo! y lo desechasteis, dice Jehová de los ejércitos; y trajisteis lo hurtado, ó cojo, ó enfermo, y presentasteis ofrenda. ¿Seráme acepto eso de vuestra mano? dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et vous dites: Voilà, quel ennui! et vous soufflez dessus, dit l’ Éternel des armées, et vous apportez ce qui a été déchiré, et la bête boiteuse, et la malade; c’est ainsi que vous apportez l’offrande. Agréerais-je cela de votre main? dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ihr sprechet: Siehe, welch eine Mühsal! und ihr blaset ihn an, spricht Jehova der Heerscharen, und bringet Geraubtes herbei und das Lahme und das Kranke; und so bringet ihr die Opfergabe. Soll ich das wohlgefällig von eurer Hand annehmen? spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixistis: Ecce de labore, et exsufflastis illud, dicit Dominus exercituum: et intulistis de rapinis claudum et languidum, et intulistis munus: numquid suscipiam illud de manu vestra? dicit Dominus.