Malachi 1:13 (GNV)

Passage

Ye said also, Beholde, it is a wearines, and ye haue snuffed at it, sayth the Lord of hostes, and ye offred that which was torne, and the lame and the sicke: thus yee offred an offring: shoulde I accept this of your hand, sayth the Lord?

Nearby Context

Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sunne vnto the going downe of the same, my Name is great among the Gentiles, and in euery place incense shalbe offred vnto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name is great among the heathen, sayeth the Lord of hostes.

Malachi 1:12 But ye haue polluted it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted and the fruit thereof, euen his meat is not to be regarded.

Malachi 1:13 Ye said also, Beholde, it is a wearines, and ye haue snuffed at it, sayth the Lord of hostes, and ye offred that which was torne, and the lame and the sicke: thus yee offred an offring: shoulde I accept this of your hand, sayth the Lord?

Malachi 1:14 But cursed be the deceiuer, which hath in his flocke a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth vnto ye Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, sayth the Lord of hostes, and my Name is terrible among the heathen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "beholde", "wearines", "haue", "snuffed", "sayth", "lord", and "hostes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "beholde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "But ye haue polluted it in that..." into verse 14's "But cursed be the deceiuer which hath...", so "said" and "beholde" 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 "said" and "beholde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.