mal/01/09.md

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-# Now you keep asking the face of God, that he may be gracious to us
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-Malachi is no longer speaking for God. He is talking directly to the Israelites; he is criticizing them for daring to think that God will have mercy on them.
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 # keep asking the face of God, that he may be gracious
 
-They were speaking nicely to God hoping to convince him to stop being angry with them. Alternate translation: "keep begging God to be gracious" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
+"keep begging God to be gracious" 
 
 # with such an offering in your hand, would he lift up any of your faces?
 
-Here Yahweh is asking a question in order to make a statement of rebuke. Alternate translation: "if you offer unacceptable offerings, he will certainly not lift up your faces." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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-# with such an offering in your hand
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-This difficult phrase in Hebrew is interpreted in many different ways by modern versions.
+"if you offer unacceptable offerings, he will certainly not lift up your faces."
 
 # in your hand
 
-Here "hand" stands for the people bringing the offering. Alternate translation: "brought by you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
+"brought by you" 
 
 # would he lift up any of your faces
 
-Lifting up someone's face refers to accepting him with favor. Alternate translation: "would he accept any of you with favor" or "would he agree to help any of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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+"would he accept any of you with favor" or "would he agree to help any of you"