1:9 No one brings grain offerings or drink offerings
to the temple 1 of the Lord anymore. 2
So the priests, those who serve the Lord, are in mourning.
2:14 Who knows?
Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, 3
and leave blessing in his wake 4 –
a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God! 5
1 tn Heb “house.” So also in vv. 13, 14, 16.
2 tn Heb “grain offering and drink offering are cut off from the house of the
3 tn Heb “turn” or “turn back.”
4 tn Heb “leave a blessing behind him.”
5 tn The phrase “for you to offer” does not appear in the Hebrew, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.