Malachi
Malachi 2:13
13And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And this | וְזֹאת֙ | wə·zōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is another | שֵׁנִ֣ית | šê·nîṯ | Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8145 second |
| thing you do | תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ | ta·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| You cover | כַּסּ֤וֹת | kas·sō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3680 cover |
| the altar | מִזְבַּ֣ח | miz·baḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4196 altar |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| with tears | דִּמְעָה֙ | dim·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H1832 tears |
| with weeping | בְּכִ֖י | bə·ḵî | Noun - masculine singular | H1065 weeping |
| and groaning | וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה | wa·’ă·nā·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H603 crying, groaning |
| because He no | מֵאֵ֣ין | mê·’ên | Preposition-m; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| longer | ע֗וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| regards | פְּנוֹת֙ | pə·nō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6437 turn |
| your offerings | הַמִּנְחָ֔ה | ham·min·ḥāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| or receives them | וְלָקַ֥חַת | wə·lā·qa·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3947 take |
| gladly | רָצ֖וֹן | rā·ṣō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will |
| from your hands | מִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃ | mî·yeḏ·ḵem | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 1:11–15 · Jeremiah 14:12 · Psalm 78:34–37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.