Malachi 1:13

¹³ Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #247

247. Internal Meaning of Malachi, Chapter 1 (1)

1-2 The Lord has instituted a church with those who could be in external truth, but who were not in external good. (11)

3 All external good has been destroyed, and hence also external truth. (3, 10)

5-6 Although the church is there, yet they do not acknowledge the Lord. (3, 4, 8)

7-8 They worship the Lord from evil and not from good. (4)

9-10 Therefore their worship is not accepted. (3)

11 Those who are outside of the church worship the Lord, (11)

12-14 but those who are within the church profane worship, and do not worship the Lord. (4)

Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.