Malachi

Chapter 2

1 And now,6258 O ye priests,3548 this2063 commandment4687 is for413 you.

2 If518 ye will not3808 hear,8085 and if518 ye will not3808 lay7760 it to5921 heart,3820 to give5414 glory3519 unto my name,8034 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 I will even send7971 853 a curse3994 upon you, and I will curse779 853 your blessings:1293 yea,1571 I have cursed779 them already, because3588 ye do not369 lay7760 it to5921 heart.3820

3 Behold,2009 I will corrupt1605 853 your seed,2233 and spread2219 dung6569 upon5921 your faces,6440 even the dung6569 of your solemn feasts;2282 and one shall take you away5375 853 with413 it.

4 And ye shall know3045 that3588 I have sent7971 this2063 853 commandment4687 unto413 you, that my covenant1285 might be1961 with854 Levi,3878 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

5 My covenant1285 was1961 with854 him of life2416 and peace;7965 and I gave5414 them to him for the fear4172 wherewith he feared3372 me, and was afraid2865 before4480 6440 my name.8034

6 The law8451 of truth571 was1961 in his mouth,6310 and iniquity5766 was not3808 found4672 in his lips:8193 he walked1980 with854 me in peace7965 and equity,4334 and did turn many away7725 7227 from iniquity.4480 5771

7 For3588 the priest's3548 lips8193 should keep8104 knowledge,1847 and they should seek1245 the law8451 at his mouth:4480 6310 for3588 he1931 is the messenger4397 of the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

8 But ye859 are departed5493 out of4480 the way;1870 ye have caused many to stumble3782 7227 at the law;8451 ye have corrupted7843 the covenant1285 of Levi,3878 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

9 Therefore have I589 also1571 made5414 you contemptible959 and base8217 before all3605 the people,5971 according as6310 834 ye have not369 kept8104 853 my ways,1870 but have been partial5375 6440 in the law.8451

10 Have we not3808 all3605 one259 father?1 hath not3808 one259 God410 created1254 us? why4069 do we deal treacherously898 every man376 against his brother,251 by profaning2490 the covenant1285 of our fathers?1

11 Judah3063 hath dealt treacherously,898 and an abomination8441 is committed6213 in Israel3478 and in Jerusalem;3389 for3588 Judah3063 hath profaned2490 the holiness6944 of the LORD3068 which834 he loved,157 and hath married1166 the daughter1323 of a strange5236 god.410

12 The LORD3068 will cut off3772 the man376 that834 doeth6213 this, the master5782 and the scholar,6030 out of the tabernacles4480 168 of Jacob,3290 and him that offereth5066 an offering4503 unto the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

13 And this2063 have ye done6213 again,8145 covering3680 853 the altar4196 of the LORD3068 with tears,1832 with weeping,1065 and with crying out,603 insomuch that he regardeth6437 413 not4480 369 the offering4503 any more,5750 or receiveth3947 it with good will7522 at your hand.4480 3027

14 Yet ye say,559 Wherefore?5921 4100 Because5921 3588 the LORD3068 hath been witness5749 between996 thee and the wife802 of thy youth,5271 against whom834 thou859 hast dealt treacherously:898 yet is she1931 thy companion,2278 and the wife802 of thy covenant.1285

15 And did not3808 he make6213 one?259 Yet had he the residue7605 of the spirit.7307 And wherefore4100 one?259 That he might seek1245 a godly430 seed.2233 Therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 and let none408 deal treacherously898 against the wife802 of his youth.5271

16 For3588 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 saith559 that he hateth8130 putting away:7971 for one covereth3680 violence2555 with5921 his garment,3830 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts:6635 therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 that ye deal not treacherously.898 3808

17 Ye have wearied3021 the LORD3068 with your words.1697 Yet ye say,559 Wherein4100 have we wearied3021 him? When ye say,559 Every one3605 that doeth6213 evil7451 is good2896 in the sight5869 of the LORD,3068 and he1931 delighteth2654 in them; or,176 Where346 is the God430 of judgment?4941

Malachi

Chapter 2

1 NOW therefore, O priests, this commandment is for you.

2 If you will not obey, and if you will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name, says the LORD of hosts, I will send curses upon you, and I will curse your blessings because you have not laid it to your heart.

3 Behold, I will rebuke the seed of the ground, and spread dung upon your faces, even dung upon your solemn feasts; and I will cause you to be taken away with it.

4 And you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with Levi, says the LORD of hosts.

5 My covenant was with him, and I gave him life and peace; and as for fear, he feared me and trembled before my name.

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips; he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he did turn many away from iniquity.

7 For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, because men seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 But you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble at the law; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the LORD of hosts.

9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept the ordinances, but have been partial in the law.

10 Have we not all one father? Or has not one God created us? Why then do we deal treacherously every man against his brother by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD of hosts and has loved and served foreign gods.

12 The LORD will destroy the man who does this, and also his son and his son's son out of the tabernacle of Jacob; and he shall have none to present the offering to the LORD of hosts.

13 And this is another thing that you have done: you have covered the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with groaning, because he does not regard your offering any more or accept it with good will at your hands.

14 And if you say, For what reason? Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.

15 Did not he make them one? And the rest of the spirits are his also. And therefore a man seeks one offspring from God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, says that no one should conceal the iniquity in his robe; therefore take heed to your spirit, and do not deal treacherously.

17 You have wearied the LORD with your words. And if you say, In what have we wearied him? In that you say, Every one who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in such; or, Where is the God who judges righteous judgments?

Malachi

Chapter 2

Malachi

Chapter 2

1 And now,6258 O ye priests,3548 this2063 commandment4687 is for413 you.

1 NOW therefore, O priests, this commandment is for you.

2 If518 ye will not3808 hear,8085 and if518 ye will not3808 lay7760 it to5921 heart,3820 to give5414 glory3519 unto my name,8034 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 I will even send7971 853 a curse3994 upon you, and I will curse779 853 your blessings:1293 yea,1571 I have cursed779 them already, because3588 ye do not369 lay7760 it to5921 heart.3820

2 If you will not obey, and if you will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name, says the LORD of hosts, I will send curses upon you, and I will curse your blessings because you have not laid it to your heart.

3 Behold,2009 I will corrupt1605 853 your seed,2233 and spread2219 dung6569 upon5921 your faces,6440 even the dung6569 of your solemn feasts;2282 and one shall take you away5375 853 with413 it.

3 Behold, I will rebuke the seed of the ground, and spread dung upon your faces, even dung upon your solemn feasts; and I will cause you to be taken away with it.

4 And ye shall know3045 that3588 I have sent7971 this2063 853 commandment4687 unto413 you, that my covenant1285 might be1961 with854 Levi,3878 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

4 And you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with Levi, says the LORD of hosts.

5 My covenant1285 was1961 with854 him of life2416 and peace;7965 and I gave5414 them to him for the fear4172 wherewith he feared3372 me, and was afraid2865 before4480 6440 my name.8034

5 My covenant was with him, and I gave him life and peace; and as for fear, he feared me and trembled before my name.

6 The law8451 of truth571 was1961 in his mouth,6310 and iniquity5766 was not3808 found4672 in his lips:8193 he walked1980 with854 me in peace7965 and equity,4334 and did turn many away7725 7227 from iniquity.4480 5771

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips; he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he did turn many away from iniquity.

7 For3588 the priest's3548 lips8193 should keep8104 knowledge,1847 and they should seek1245 the law8451 at his mouth:4480 6310 for3588 he1931 is the messenger4397 of the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

7 For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, because men seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 But ye859 are departed5493 out of4480 the way;1870 ye have caused many to stumble3782 7227 at the law;8451 ye have corrupted7843 the covenant1285 of Levi,3878 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

8 But you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble at the law; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the LORD of hosts.

9 Therefore have I589 also1571 made5414 you contemptible959 and base8217 before all3605 the people,5971 according as6310 834 ye have not369 kept8104 853 my ways,1870 but have been partial5375 6440 in the law.8451

9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept the ordinances, but have been partial in the law.

10 Have we not3808 all3605 one259 father?1 hath not3808 one259 God410 created1254 us? why4069 do we deal treacherously898 every man376 against his brother,251 by profaning2490 the covenant1285 of our fathers?1

10 Have we not all one father? Or has not one God created us? Why then do we deal treacherously every man against his brother by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

11 Judah3063 hath dealt treacherously,898 and an abomination8441 is committed6213 in Israel3478 and in Jerusalem;3389 for3588 Judah3063 hath profaned2490 the holiness6944 of the LORD3068 which834 he loved,157 and hath married1166 the daughter1323 of a strange5236 god.410

11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD of hosts and has loved and served foreign gods.

12 The LORD3068 will cut off3772 the man376 that834 doeth6213 this, the master5782 and the scholar,6030 out of the tabernacles4480 168 of Jacob,3290 and him that offereth5066 an offering4503 unto the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

12 The LORD will destroy the man who does this, and also his son and his son's son out of the tabernacle of Jacob; and he shall have none to present the offering to the LORD of hosts.

13 And this2063 have ye done6213 again,8145 covering3680 853 the altar4196 of the LORD3068 with tears,1832 with weeping,1065 and with crying out,603 insomuch that he regardeth6437 413 not4480 369 the offering4503 any more,5750 or receiveth3947 it with good will7522 at your hand.4480 3027

13 And this is another thing that you have done: you have covered the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with groaning, because he does not regard your offering any more or accept it with good will at your hands.

14 Yet ye say,559 Wherefore?5921 4100 Because5921 3588 the LORD3068 hath been witness5749 between996 thee and the wife802 of thy youth,5271 against whom834 thou859 hast dealt treacherously:898 yet is she1931 thy companion,2278 and the wife802 of thy covenant.1285

14 And if you say, For what reason? Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.

15 And did not3808 he make6213 one?259 Yet had he the residue7605 of the spirit.7307 And wherefore4100 one?259 That he might seek1245 a godly430 seed.2233 Therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 and let none408 deal treacherously898 against the wife802 of his youth.5271

15 Did not he make them one? And the rest of the spirits are his also. And therefore a man seeks one offspring from God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

16 For3588 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 saith559 that he hateth8130 putting away:7971 for one covereth3680 violence2555 with5921 his garment,3830 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts:6635 therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 that ye deal not treacherously.898 3808

16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, says that no one should conceal the iniquity in his robe; therefore take heed to your spirit, and do not deal treacherously.

17 Ye have wearied3021 the LORD3068 with your words.1697 Yet ye say,559 Wherein4100 have we wearied3021 him? When ye say,559 Every one3605 that doeth6213 evil7451 is good2896 in the sight5869 of the LORD,3068 and he1931 delighteth2654 in them; or,176 Where346 is the God430 of judgment?4941

17 You have wearied the LORD with your words. And if you say, In what have we wearied him? In that you say, Every one who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in such; or, Where is the God who judges righteous judgments?