Malachi 2

1And nowH6258, O ye priestsH3548, this commandmentH4687 is for you. 2If ye will not hearH8085, and if ye will not lay it to heartH3820, to giveH5414 gloryH3519 unto my nameH8034, saith Jehovah of hostsH6635, then will I sendH7971 the curseH779 upon you, and I will curseH779 your blessingsH1293; yea, I have cursedH779 them already, because ye do not lay it to heartH3820. 3Behold, I will rebukeH1605 your seedH2233, and will spreadH2219 dungH6569 upon your facesH6440, even the dungH6569 of your feastsH2282; and ye shall be takenH5375 awayH5375 with it. 4And ye shall knowH3045 that I have sentH7971 this commandmentH4687 unto you, that my covenantH1285 may beH1961 with LeviH3878, saith Jehovah of hostsH6635. 5My covenantH1285 was with him of lifeH2416 and peaceH7965; and I gaveH5414 them to him that he might fearH3372; and he fearedH3372 me, and stood in awe of my nameH8034. 6The lawH8451 of truthH571 wasH1961 in his mouthH6310, and unrighteousnessH5766 wasH1961 not foundH4672 in his lipsH8193: he walkedH1980 with me in peaceH7965 and uprightnessH4334, and turnedH7725 manyH7227 awayH7725 from iniquityH5771. 7For the priest’sH3548 lipsH8193 should keepH8104 knowledgeH1847, and they should seekH1245 the lawH8451 at his mouthH6310; for he is the messengerH4397 of Jehovah of hostsH6635. 8But ye are turnedH5493 asideH5493 out of the wayH1870; ye have caused manyH7227 to stumbleH3782 in the lawH8451; ye have corruptedH7843 the covenantH1285 of LeviH3878, saith Jehovah of hostsH6635. 9Therefore have I alsoH1571 madeH5414 you contemptible and base before all the peopleH5971, according as ye have not keptH8104 my waysH1870, but have had respect of persons in the lawH8451.

10Have we not all oneH259 fatherH1? hath not oneH259 GodH410 createdH1254 us? whyH4069 do we dealH898 treacherouslyH898 every manH376 against his brotherH251, profaningH2490 the covenantH1285 of our fathersH1? 11JudahH3063 hath dealtH898 treacherouslyH898, and an abominationH8441 is committed in IsraelH3478 and in JerusalemH3389; for JudahH3063 hath profanedH2490 the holinessH6944 of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath marriedH1166 the daughterH1323 of a foreign godH410. 12Jehovah will cutH3772 off, to the manH376 that doeth this, him that waketh and him that answereth, out of the tentsH168 of JacobH3290, and him that offereth an offeringH4503 unto Jehovah of hostsH6635. 13And this againH5750 ye do: ye coverH3680 the altarH4196 of Jehovah with tearsH1832, with weepingH1065, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offeringH4503 any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your handH3027. 14Yet ye sayH559, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wifeH802 of thy youthH5271, against whom thou hast dealtH898 treacherouslyH898, though she is thy companion, and the wifeH802 of thy covenantH1285. 15And did he not makeH6213 oneH259, although he had the residue of the SpiritH7307? And wherefore oneH259? He soughtH1245 a godly seedH2233. Therefore takeH8104 heedH8104 to your spiritH7307, and let none dealH898 treacherouslyH898 against the wifeH802 of his youthH5271. 16For I hateH8130 putting awayH7971, saith Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, and him that covereth his garment with violenceH2555, saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: therefore takeH8104 heedH8104 to your spiritH7307, that ye dealH898 not treacherouslyH898.

17Ye have weariedH3021 Jehovah with your wordsH1697. Yet ye sayH559, Wherein have we weariedH3021 him? In that ye sayH559, Every one that doeth evilH7451 is goodH2896 in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or whereH346 is the GodH430 of justiceH4941?