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Malachi 2

Priests to Be Disciplined

1

"And nowh6258 thish2088 commandmenth4687 is for you, O priestsh3548.

2

"Ifh518 you do  anot listenh8085, and ifh518 you do not takeh7760 it to hearth3820 to giveh5414 honorh3519b to My nameh8034," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, "then I will sendh7971 the  bcurseh3994 upon you and I will curseh779 your blessingsh1293; and indeedh1571, I have  ccursedh779 them already, becauseh3588 you are not takingh7760 it to hearth3820.

3

"Beholdh2009, I am going to  arebukeh1605 your  1offspringh2233, and I will  bspreadh2219  2refuseh6569 on your facesh6440, the  2refuseh6569 of your  cfeastsh2282; and you will be takenh5375 away  3with it.

4

"Then you will knowh3045 that I have senth7971 thish2088 commandmenth4687 to you,  1that My  acovenanth1285 may  2continueh1961 with Levih3878," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

5

"My covenanth1285 with him was one of lifeh2425b and  apeaceh7965, and I gaveh5414 them to him as an object of  1reverenceh4172; so he  2 breveredh3372a Me and stoodh2865 in aweh2865 of My nameh8034.

6

1 aTrueh571 instructionh8451 was in his mouthh6310 and unrighteousnessh5767b was not foundh4672 on his lipsh8193; he walkedh1980  bwith Me in peaceh7965 and uprightnessh4334, and he  cturnedh7725 manyh7227a backh7725 from iniquityh5771.

7

"For the lipsh8193 of a priesth3548 should preserveh8104  aknowledgeh1847, and  1men should  bseekh1245  2instructionh8451 from his mouthh6310; for he is the  cmessengerh4397 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

8

"But as for you, you have turnedh5493 asideh5493 from the wayh1870; you have caused manyh7227a to  astumbleh3782  1by the instructionh8451; you have  2 bcorruptedh7843 the covenanth1285 of Levih3878," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

9

"So  aI alsoh1571 have madeh5414 you despisedh959 and  babasedh8217  1before allh3605 the peopleh5971a, justh6310h834 as you are not keepingh8104 My waysh1870 but are showingh5375  cpartialityh5375h6440 in the  2instructionh8451.

Sin in the Family

10

"Do we not allh3605 have  aoneh259 fatherh1?  bHas not oneh259 Godh410 createdh1254a us? Whyh4069 do we dealh898  ctreacherouslyh898 eachh376 against his brotherh251 so as to profaneh2490c the  dcovenanth1285 of our fathersh1?

11

"Judahh3063 has dealth898  atreacherouslyh898, and an abominationh8441 has been committedh6213a in Israelh3478 and in Jerusalemh3389; for Judahh3063 has  bprofanedh2490c the sanctuaryh6944 of the LORDh3068  1whichh834 He lovesh157 and has marriedh1166 the daughterh1323 of a foreignh5236 godh410.

12

"As for the manh376 whoh834 doesh6213a this, may the  aLORDh3068 cuth3772 offh3772 from the tentsh168 of Jacobh3290 everyone who awakesh5782 and answersh6030a, or who  bpresentsh5066  1an offeringh4503 to the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

13

"Thish2088 is  1anotherh8145 thingh8145 you doh6213a: you coverh3680 the altarh4196 of the LORDh3068 with tearsh1832, with weepingh1065 and with groaningh603, becauseh4480 He  anoh369 longerh5750 regardsh6437 the  2offeringh4503 or acceptsh3947 it with favorh7522 from your handh3027.

14

"Yet you sayh559, `For whath4100 reasonh5921h4100?' Becauseh5921h3588 the LORDh3068 has been a witnessh5749b betweenh996 you and the  awifeh802 of your youthh5271, against whomh834 you have dealth898  btreacherouslyh898, though she is your companionh2278 and your wifeh802 by covenanth1285.

15

1But not oneh259 has  adoneh6213a so who has a remnanth7605 of the Spirith7307. And  2whath4100 did that oneh259 do while he was seekingh1245 a  bgodlyh430  3offspringh2233? Takeh8104 heedh8104 then to your spirith7307, and let noh408 one dealh898  ctreacherouslyh898 against the wifeh802 of your youthh5271.

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"For  1I hateh8130  2 adivorceh7971," saysh559 the LORDh3068, the Godh430 of Israelh3478, "and  3him who coversh3680 his garmenth3830 with  4 bwrongh2555," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635. "So takeh8104 heedh8104 to your spirith7307, that you do not dealh898 treacherouslyh898."

17

You have  aweariedh3021 the LORDh3068 with your wordsh1697. Yet you sayh559, "Howh4100 have we weariedh3021 Him?" In that you sayh559, " bEveryoneh3605 who doesh6213a evilh7451a is goodh2896a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068, and He  cdelightsh2654a in them," orh176, " dWhereh346 is the Godh430 of  ejusticeh4941?"



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