Malachi 3:7-12

7Ever since the time of your forefathers

you have turned away from my decrees

and have not kept them. Return to me,

and I will return to you," says the Lord

Almighty. "But you ask, 'How are we to return?'

8"Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.

"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In

tithes and offerings.

9You are under a curse-the whole nation

of you-because you are robbing me.

10Bring the whole tithe into the

storehouse, that there may be food in

my house. Test me in this," says the

Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw

open the floodgates of heaven and pour

out so much blessing that you will not

have room enough for it.

11I will prevent pests from devouring

your crops, and the vines in your fields

will not cast their fruit," says the Lord Almighty.

12"Then all the nations will call you

blessed, for yours will be a delightful

land," says the Lord Almighty.

Malachi 1:11-14

11My name will be great among the

nations, from the rising to the setting of

the sun. In every place incense and

pure offerings will be brought to my

name, because my name will be great

among the nations," says the Lord Almighty.

12"But you profane it by saying of the

Lord's table, 'It is defiled,' and of its food,

'It is contemptible.'

13And you say, 'What a burden!' and you

sniff at it contemptuously," says the Lord

Almighty. "When you bring injured,

crippled or diseased animals and offer

them as sacrifices, should I accept them

from your hands?" 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 to the Lord. For I am a great

king," says the Lord Almighty, "and my

name is to be feared among the nations.