Malachi 1:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 1:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 1:12 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is con..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 1:12 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Malachi 1:12 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 1:12
“Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:12: say, lord, fruit
“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. offer...: or, bring unto, etc”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:12: say, table, lord
“And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:12: lord, thereof, even
“And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:12: lord, fruit, even
“And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:12: lord, thereof, even
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