Malachi 1:14 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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 "cursed", "deceiuer", "hath", "flocke", "male", "voweth", "sacrificeth", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cursed" and "deceiuer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Ye said also Beholde it is a...", giving immediate footing for "cursed" and "deceiuer". 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 "deceiuer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.