Leviticus 3:11
Context3:11 Then the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar as a food gift to the Lord. 1
Ezekiel 44:7
Context44:7 When you bring foreigners, those uncircumcised in heart and in flesh, into my sanctuary, you desecrate 2 it – even my house – when you offer my food, the fat and the blood. You 3 have broken my covenant by all your abominable practices.
Malachi 1:7
Context1:7 You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask, ‘How have we offended you?’ By treating the table 4 of the Lord as if it is of no importance!
[3:11] 1 tn Heb “food, a gift to the
[44:7] 2 tn Heb “to desecrate.”
[44:7] 3 tc The Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions read “you.” The Masoretic text reads “they.”
[1:7] 4 sn The word table, here a synonym for “altar,” has overtones of covenant imagery in which a feast shared by the covenant partners was an important element (see Exod 24:11). It also draws attention to the analogy of sitting down at a common meal with the governor (v. 8).