The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. "I have loved you," says the Lord. But you say, "How hast thou loved us?" "Is not Esau Jacob's brother?" says the Lord. "Yet I have loved Jacob but I hate Esau (he sold his birthright for a meal, according to Hebrews); I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert." If Edom says, "We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins," the Lord of hosts says, "They may build, but I will tear down, till they are called the wicked country, the people with whom the Lord is angry forever." Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, "Great is the Lord, beyond the border of Israel!" "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. (The priests offered the sacrifice in the Temple.) You say, 'How have we despised thy name?' By offering polluted food upon my altar. And you say, 'How have we polluted it?' By thinking that the Lord's table may be despised. When you offer blind animals in sacrifice (supposed to be spotless animals which prefigured Christ, the unblemished Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world, who was not touched by sin), is that no evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that no evil? Present that to your governor; will with you and show you favor? says the Lord of hosts. And now entreat the favor of God, that that he may be gracious to us.' With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you (give you grace)? says the Lord of hosts. Oh, that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire upon my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand. For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts."

Malachi 1:1-11 (Revised Standard Version)

My own explanatory notes are in parentheses in the scritpure text. A prophecy of a pure sacrifice is italicized so it will stand out.