Malachi 2
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Malachi 2:10-17

10“Do we not allH3605 have 1oneH259 fatherH1? 2Has not oneH259 GodH410 createdH1254 us? WhyH4069 do we dealH898 3treacherouslyH898 eachH376 against his brotherH251 so as to profaneH2490 the 4covenantH1285 of our fathersH1? 11JudahH3063 has dealtH898 5treacherouslyH898, and an abominationH8441 has been committedH6213 in IsraelH3478 and in JerusalemH3389; for JudahH3063 has 6profanedH2490 the sanctuaryH6944 of the LordH3068 7whichH834 He lovesH157 and has marriedH1166 the daughterH1323 of a foreignH5236 godH410. 12As for the manH376 whoH834 doesH6213 this, may the 8LordH3068 cutH3772 offH3772 from the tentsH168 of JacobH3290 everyone who awakesH5782 and answersH6030, or who 9presentsH5066 10an offeringH4503 to the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.

13“ThisH2088 is 11anotherH8145 thingH8145 you doH6213: you coverH3680 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 with tearsH1832, with weepingH1065 and with groaningH603, becauseH4480 He 12noH369 longerH5750 regardsH6437 the 13offeringH4503 or acceptsH3947 it with favorH7522 from your handH3027. 14Yet you sayH559, ‘For whatH4100 reasonH5921H4100?’ BecauseH5921H3588 the LordH3068 has been a witnessH5749 betweenH996 you and the 14wifeH802 of your youthH5271, against whomH834 you have dealtH898 15treacherouslyH898, though she is your companionH2278 and your wifeH802 by covenantH1285. 1516But not oneH259 has 17doneH6213 so who has a remnantH7605 of the SpiritH7307. And 18whatH4100 did that oneH259 do while he was seekingH1245 a 19godlyH430 20offspringH2233? TakeH8104 heedH8104 then to your spiritH7307, and let noH408 one dealH898 21treacherouslyH898 against the wifeH802 of your youthH5271. 16For 22I hateH8130 2324divorceH7971,” saysH559 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “and 25him who coversH3680 his garmentH3830 with 2627wrongH2555,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. “So takeH8104 heedH8104 to your spiritH7307, that you do not dealH898 treacherouslyH898.”

17You have 28weariedH3021 the LordH3068 with your wordsH1697. Yet you sayH559, “HowH4100 have we weariedH3021 Him?” In that you sayH559, “29EveryoneH3605 who doesH6213 evilH7451 is goodH2896 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, and He 30delightsH2654 in them,” orH176, “31WhereH346 is the GodH430 of 32justiceH4941?”

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  1. 1. Malachi 2:10 Is 63:16; 64:8; Jer 31:9; 1 Cor 8:6; Eph 4:6 ↩
  2. 2. Malachi 2:10 Acts 17:24f ↩
  3. 3. Malachi 2:10 Jer 9:4, 5 ↩
  4. 4. Malachi 2:10 Ex 19:4-6; 24:3, 7, 8 ↩
  5. 5. Malachi 2:11 Jer 3:7-9 ↩
  6. 6. Malachi 2:11 Ezra 9:1, 2 ↩
  7. 7. Malachi 2:11 Or in that He has loved and married ↩
  8. 8. Malachi 2:12 Ezek 24:21; Hos 9:12 ↩
  9. 9. Malachi 2:12 Mal 1:10, 13 ↩
  10. 10. Malachi 2:12 Or a grain offering ↩
  11. 11. Malachi 2:13 Lit second ↩
  12. 12. Malachi 2:13 Jer 11:14; 14:12 ↩
  13. 13. Malachi 2:13 Or grain offering ↩
  14. 14. Malachi 2:14 Is 54:6 ↩
  15. 15. Malachi 2:14 Jer 9:2; Mal 3:5 ↩
  16. 16. Malachi 2:15 Or Did He not make one, although He had the remnant ↩
  17. 17. Malachi 2:15 Gen 2:24; Matt 19:4, 5 ↩
  18. 18. Malachi 2:15 Or why one? He sought a godly offspring ↩
  19. 19. Malachi 2:15 Ruth 4:12; 1 Sam 2:20 ↩
  20. 20. Malachi 2:15 Lit seed ↩
  21. 21. Malachi 2:15 Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10 ↩
  22. 22. Malachi 2:16 Lit He hates ↩
  23. 23. Malachi 2:16 Lit sending away ↩
  24. 24. Malachi 2:16 Deut 24:1; Matt 5:31; 19:6-8 ↩
  25. 25. Malachi 2:16 Lit he covers ↩
  26. 26. Malachi 2:16 Or violence ↩
  27. 27. Malachi 2:16 Ps 73:6; Is 59:6 ↩
  28. 28. Malachi 2:17 Is 43:22, 24 ↩
  29. 29. Malachi 2:17 Is 5:20; Zeph 1:12 ↩
  30. 30. Malachi 2:17 Job 9:24 ↩
  31. 31. Malachi 2:17 2 Pet 3:4 ↩
  32. 32. Malachi 2:17 Is 5:19; Jer 17:15 ↩

Commentaries on Malachi 2

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