Malachi 1:6
“A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Malachi 1:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ein Sohn soll den Vater ehren, und ein Knecht seinen Herrn. Wenn ich denn Vater bin, wo ist meine Ehre? Und wenn ich Herr bin, wo ist meine Furcht? spricht Jehova der Heerscharen zu euch, ihr Priester, die ihr meinen Namen verachtet und doch sprechet: Womit haben wir deinen Namen verachtet?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El hijo honra al padre, y el siervo á su señor: si pues soy yo padre, ¿qué es de mi honra? y si soy señor, ¿qué es de mi temor?, dice Jehová de los ejércitos á vosotros, oh sacerdotes, que menospreciáis mi nombre. Y decís: ¿En qué hemos menospreciado tu nombre?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O filho honra ao pai, e o servo a seu senhor; se pois sou eu pai, onde está minha honra? E se sou senhor, onde está o temor a mim?,diz o SENHOR dos exércitos a vós, sacerdotes, que desprezais o meu nome. Mas vós dizeis: Em que temos desprezado o teu nome?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O filho honra seu pai, e o servo honra seu senhor. Se Eu sou o pai, onde está a Minha honra? Se Eu Sou o Senhor, onde está a Minha reverência?", diz Yahweh dos Exércitos aos sacerdotes, que desprezam o Meu Nome. "Mas dizeis: 'Como desprezamos o Teu Nome?'
📖 Malachi 1:6 in Context
4Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.
5And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
6A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
7Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
8And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
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