Malachi 1:3-7
Malachi 1:3-7 TPT
more than Esau and his descendants, whom I rejected. And I have turned the hill country of Esau into a barren wasteland and left his land to the desert jackals. “The people of Edom vow, ‘Though we have been shattered, we will rebuild the ruins.’ “But this is what I, YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, say: You may build, but I will demolish it again. People will call you ‘The Wicked Land’ and ‘The People under the Perpetual Anger of YAHWEH.’ “Israel, you will witness this with your own eyes and say, ‘The greatness of YAHWEH extends even beyond our own borders.’ ” “I, YAHWEH, Commander of Angel Armies, say to you priests, ‘Sons honor their fathers, and servants respect their masters. Yet if I am your father, why don’t you honor me? If I am your master, why don’t you respect me? You have despised my glorious name.’ “But you ask, ‘How have we despised your name?’ “You place defiled food on my sacred altar. “Still you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’ “By treating YAHWEH’s table as though it deserves no respect.
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