Malachi 1:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 1:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 1:7 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LOR..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 1:7 — KJV
“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”
— Malachi 1:7 (KJV)
Malachi 1:7 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 1:7
“Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:7: offer, bread, altar
“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.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:7: polluted, say, table
“Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:7: say, lord, bring
“And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:7: mine, lord, bring
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:7: offer, say, lord
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