And these things which I hated, ye did: ye covered with tears the altar of the Lord, and with weeping and groaning because of troubles: [is it] meet [for me] to have respect to your sacrifice, or to receive [anything] from your hands [as] welcome?
KJV
Malachi 2:13
And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
Parallel Translations
And these things which I hated, you⌃ did: you⌃ covered with tears the altar of the Lord, and with weeping and groaning because of troubles: [is it] meet [for me] to have respect to your sacrifice, or to receive [anything] from your hands [as] welcome?
“This again you do: you cover Yahweh’s altar with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand.
Cross References
Isaiah 1:11–15Psalms 78:34–37Jeremiah 14:12Deuteronomy 26:14Nehemiah 8:9–12Proverbs 15:81 Samuel 1:9–10Deuteronomy 15:92 Samuel 13:19–20Jeremiah 6:20Ecclesiastes 4:1Proverbs 21:27
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