New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 2:14-16

14Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the 1wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt 2treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 3But not one has 4done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And 5what did that one do while he was seeking a 6godly 7offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal 8treacherously against the wife of your youth. 16For 9I hate 10 11divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and 12him who covers his garment with 13 14wrong,” says the Lord of hosts. “So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”

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Notes

1. Malachi 2:14 Is 54:6 ↩
2. Malachi 2:14 Jer 9:2; Mal 3:5 ↩
3. Malachi 2:15 Or Did He not make one, although He had the remnant ↩
4. Malachi 2:15 Gen 2:24; Matt 19:4, 5 ↩
5. Malachi 2:15 Or why one? He sought a godly offspring ↩
6. Malachi 2:15 Ruth 4:12; 1 Sam 2:20 ↩
7. Malachi 2:15 Lit seed ↩
8. Malachi 2:15 Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10 ↩
9. Malachi 2:16 Lit He hates ↩
10. Malachi 2:16 Lit sending away ↩
11. Malachi 2:16 Deut 24:1; Matt 5:31; 19:6-8 ↩
12. Malachi 2:16 Lit he covers ↩
13. Malachi 2:16 Or violence ↩
14. Malachi 2:16 Ps 73:6; Is 59:6 ↩

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