They had again drifted into apostasy and wickedness, dishonoring Jehovah’s name by ignoring his righteous laws and by bringing blind, lame, and sick animals for sacrifice.
बाबेलमधून यहुद्यांना परतून जवळजवळ शंभर वर्ष झाल्यानंतर मलाखीने भविष्यवाणी केली.