6 A son honors a father,and a servant honors his master.But if I’m a father, where is my honor?Or if I’m a master, where is my respect?says the Lord of heavenly forcesto you priests who despise my name.So you say, "How have we despised your name?"
7 By approaching my altar with polluted food.But you say, "How have we polluted it?"When you say, "The table of the Lord can be despised."
8 If you bring a blind animal to sacrifice, isn’t that evil?If you bring a lame or sick one, isn’t that evil?Would you bring it to your governor?Would he be pleased with it or accept you?says the Lord of heavenly forces.
9 So now ask God to be gracious to us.After what you have done, will he accept you?says the Lord of heavenly forces.
10 Who among you will shut the doors of the templeso that you don’t burn something on my altar in vain?I take no delight in you,says the Lord of heavenly forces.I won’t accept a grain offering from your hand.
11 Nevertheless, from sunrise to sunset,my name will be great among the nations.Incense and a pure grain offering will be offered everywhere in my name,because my name is great among the nations,says the Lord of heavenly forces.
12 But you make my name impure when you say,"The table of the Lord is polluted.Its fruit, its food, is despised."