Malachi 1:14 (DBY)

Passage

Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations.

Nearby Context

Malachi 1:12 But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, his food, is contemptible.

Malachi 1:13 And ye say, Behold, what a weariness! And ye have puffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and ye bring [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the oblation: should I accept this of your hand? saith Jehovah.

Malachi 1:14 Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cursed", "deceiver", "hath", "flock", "male", "voweth", "sacrificeth", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cursed" and "deceiver", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And ye say Behold what a weariness...", giving immediate footing for "cursed" and "deceiver". In Malachi context, the local focus is covenant faithfulness, priestly corruption, divine justice, and the coming day of the LORD.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cursed" and "deceiver" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.