<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects<n id="1" /> his master. If I am your<n id="2" /> father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, &#8216;How have we made light of your name?&#8217;

If you do not listen and take seriously<n id="1" /> the need to honor my name,&#8221; says the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all, &#8220;I will send judgment<n id="2" /> on you and turn your blessings into curses &#8211; indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse<n id="1" /> so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,&#8221; says the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all, &#8220;to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.