Malachi 1:6
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the LORD of Armies to you priests who despise my name. “You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’Malachi 1:6 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — માલાખી ૧:૬
- “દીકરો પોતાના પિતાનો આદર કરશે, અને ચાકર પોતાના માલિકનો આદર કરશે. જો, હું તમારો પિતા છું તો, મારો આદર ક્યાં છે? અને જો માલિક છું તો મારું સન્માન ક્યાં છે? એવું મારા નામને ધિક્કારના યાજકો, યહોવાહ તમને પૂછે છે. પણ તમે કહ્યું, ‘અમે તમારા નામને કેવી રીતે ધિક્કારીએ છીએ?’
- हिन्दी — मलाकी १:६
- “पुत्र पिता का, और दास स्वामी का आदर करता है। यदि मैं पिता हूँ, तो मेरा आदर मानना कहाँ है? और यदि मैं स्वामी हूँ, तो मेरा भय मानना कहाँ? सेनाओं का यहोवा, तुम याजकों से भी जो मेरे नाम का अपमान करते हो यही बात पूछता है। परन्तु तुम पूछते हो, ‘हमने किस बात में तेरे नाम का अपमान किया है?’
In context
4Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places,” the LORD of Armies says, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom the LORD shows wrath forever.”
5Your eyes will see, and you will say, “The LORD is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”
6“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the LORD of Armies to you priests who despise my name. “You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
7You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘The LORD’s table is contemptible.’
8When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn’t that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn’t that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?” says the LORD of Armies.
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