Malachi 1:10 (YLT)

Passage

Who <FI>is<Fi> even among you, And he shutteth the two-leaved doors? Yea, ye do not kindle Mine altar for nought, I have no pleasure in you, said Jehovah of Hosts, And a present I do not accept of your hand.

Nearby Context

Malachi 1:8 And when ye bring nigh the blind for sacrifice, `There is no evil,' And when ye bring nigh the lame and sick, `There is no evil;' Bring it near, I pray thee, to thy governor--Doth he accept thee? or doth he lift up thy face? Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Malachi 1:9 And now, appease, I pray thee, the face of God, And He doth favour us; From your own hand hath this been, Doth He accept of you appearances? Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Malachi 1:10 Who <FI>is<Fi> even among you, And he shutteth the two-leaved doors? Yea, ye do not kindle Mine altar for nought, I have no pleasure in you, said Jehovah of Hosts, And a present I do not accept of your hand.

Malachi 1:11 For, from the rising of the sun to its going in, Great <FI>is<Fi> My name among nations, And in every place perfume is brought nigh to My name, and a pure present, For great <FI>is<Fi> My name among nations, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Malachi 1:12 And ye are polluting it in your saying, `The table of Jehovah--it is polluted, As to its fruit--despicable is its food.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "shutteth", "two-leaved", "doors", "kindle", "mine", "altar", and "nought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "shutteth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And now appease I pray thee the..." into verse 11's "For from the rising of the sun...", so "even" and "shutteth" 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 "even" and "shutteth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.