KJV ORIGINAL
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
A son respects his father, and an employee respects their boss — that's just basic human decency. So if I'm your Father, where's my respect? If I'm your Lord, where's the reverence? This is what the LORD is saying to you priests who've been treating my name like it's nothing. And you have the audacity to ask, 'How exactly have we disrespected you?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's calling out the priests for giving him zero respect while acting clueless about it.
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