Malachi 2:1 And now, O ye priests,3548 this commandment is for you.4687 cr 2 If ye will not hear,8085 and if ye will not lay7760 it to heart,3820 to give5414 glory3519 unto my name,8034 saith559 Jehovah3068 of hosts,6635 then will I send7971 the curse3994 upon you, and I will curse779 your blessings;1293 yea, I have cursed779 them already, because ye do not lay7760 it to heart.3820 cr 3 Behold, I will rebuke1605 your{Or, as otherwise read, your arm} seed,2233 and will spread2219 dung6569 upon your faces,6440 even the dung6569 of your feasts;2282 and ye shall be taken away with{Or, unto} it.5375 cr 4 And ye shall know3045 that I have sent7971 this commandment4687 unto you, that my covenant1285 may be with Levi,3878 saith559 Jehovah3068 of hosts.6635 cr 5 My covenant1285 was with him of life2416 and peace;7965 and I gave5414 them to him that he might fear;4172 and he feared3372 me, and stood6440 in awe2865 of my name.8034 cr 6 The law8451 of truth571 was in his mouth,6310 and unrighteousness5766 was not found4672 in his lips:8193 he walked1980 with me in peace7965 and uprightness,4334 and turned7725 many7227 away7725 from iniquity.5771 cr 7 For the priest's3548 lips8193 should keep8104 knowledge,1847 and they should seek1245 the law8451 at his mouth;6310 for he is the messenger4397 of Jehovah3068 of hosts.6635 cr 8 But ye are turned5493 aside out of the way;1870 ye have caused many7227 to stumble3782 in the law;8451 ye have corrupted7843 the covenant1285 of Levi,3878 saith559 Jehovah3068 of hosts.6635 cr 9 Therefore have I also made5414 you contemptible959 and base8217 before all the people,5971 according6310 as ye have not kept8104 my ways,1870 but have had respect5375 of persons in the law.8451 cr

Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one259 father?1 hath not one259 God410 created1254 us? why do we deal treacherously898 every man376 against his brother,251 profaning2490 the covenant1285 of our fathers?1 cr 11 Judah3063 hath dealt treacherously,898 and an abomination8441 is committed6213 in Israel3478 and in Jerusalem;3389 for Judah3063 hath profaned2490 the holiness6944{Or, sanctuary} of Jehovah3068 which he loveth,157 and hath married1166 the daughter1323 of a foreign5236 god.410 cr 12 Jehovah3068 will cut off,3772 to the man376 that doeth6213 this, him that waketh5782 and him that answereth,6030 out of the tents168 of Jacob,3290 and him that offereth5066 an offering4503 unto Jehovah3068 of hosts.6635 cr 13 And this again8145{Or, a second time} ye do:6213 ye cover3680 the altar4196 of Jehovah3068 with tears,1832 with weeping,1065 and with sighing,603 insomuch that he regardeth6437 not the offering4503 any more, neither receiveth3947 it with good will7522 at your hand.3027 cr 14 Yet ye say,559 Wherefore?4100 Because Jehovah3068 hath been witness5749 between thee and the wife802 of thy youth,5271 against whom thou hast dealt treacherously,898 though she is thy companion,2278 and the wife802 of thy covenant.1285 cr 15 And{Or, And not one hath done so who had a residue of the spirit. Or what? is there one that seeketh a godly seed?} did he not make6213 one,259 although he had the residue7605 of the Spirit?7307 And wherefore one?259 He sought1245 a godly430 seed.2233 Therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 and let none deal treacherously898 against the wife802 of his youth.5271 cr 16 For I{Hebrew he hateth.} hate8130 putting away,7971 saith559 Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 and him that covereth3680 his garment3830 with violence,2555 saith559 Jehovah3068 of hosts:6635 therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 that ye deal not treacherously.898 cr

Malachi 2:17 Ye have wearied3021 Jehovah3068 with your words.1697 Yet ye say,559 Wherein have we wearied3021 him? In that ye say,559 Every one that doeth6213 evil7451 is good2896 in the sight5869 of Jehovah,3068 and he delighteth2654 in them; or where is the God430 of justice?4941 cr