Mal Malachi, chapter Book of Malachi, chapter 1
By making defiled1:7. “Defiled”: the concept here is that the priests have not followed the Lord's instructions as to how sacrifices were to be offered, showing a careless contempt in their worship of the Lord. offerings on my altar.
Then you ask, “How have we defiled you?”
By saying1:7. The priests may not have said so audibly but their actions show what they were saying to themselves. the Lord's table doesn't deserve respect.Isa 58:2