Malachi 1:13-14

New International Version

¹³ And you say, ‘What a burden!’^(A) and you sniff at it contemptuously,^(B)” says the Lord Almighty.

“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,^(C) should I accept them from your hands?”^(D) says the Lord. ¹⁴ “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal^(E) to the Lord. For I am a great king,^(F)” says the Lord Almighty,^(G) “and my name is to be feared^(H) among the nations.^(I)