Malachi 1:9 (DBY)

Passage

And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us. This hath been of your hand: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.

Nearby Context

Malachi 1:7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible.

Malachi 1:8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Present it now unto thy governor: will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 1:9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us. This hath been of your hand: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 1:10 Who is there among you that would even shut the doors? and ye would not kindle [fire] on mine altar for nothing. I have no delight in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an oblation at your hand.

Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pray", "beseech", "gracious", "hath", "been", "hand", "accept", and "persons". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pray" and "beseech", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And if ye offer the blind for..." into verse 10's "Who is there among you that would...", so "pray" and "beseech" belong inside that flow. 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 "pray" and "beseech" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.