Verse 10
Malachi 1:10
World English Bible, British Edition
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“Oh that there were one amongst you who would shut the doors,
that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Armies,
“neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִ֤י גַם בָּ/כֶם֙ וְ/יִסְגֹּ֣ר דְּלָתַ֔יִם וְ/לֹֽא תָאִ֥ירוּ מִזְבְּחִ֖/י חִנָּ֑ם אֵֽין לִ֨/י חֵ֜פֶץ בָּ/כֶ֗ם אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּ/מִנְחָ֖ה לֹֽא אֶרְצֶ֥ה מִ/יֶּדְ/כֶֽם
English Translation
Who among you will close the doors so that you do not light My altar for nothing? I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept a meal offering from your hand.
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