New American Standard Bible 1995
Malachi 2:4-8
4Then you will knowH3045 that I have sentH7971 thisH2088 commandmentH4687 to you, 1that My 2covenantH1285 may 3continueH1961 with LeviH3878,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.
5“My covenantH1285 with him was one of lifeH2425 and 4peaceH7965, and I gaveH5414 them to him as an object of 5reverenceH4172; so he 67reveredH3372 Me and stoodH2865 in aweH2865 of My nameH8034.
689TrueH571 instructionH8451 was in his mouthH6310 and unrighteousnessH5767 was not foundH4672 on his lipsH8193; he walkedH1980 10with Me in peaceH7965 and uprightnessH4334, and he 11turnedH7725 manyH7227 backH7725 from iniquityH5771.
7For the lipsH8193 of a priestH3548 should preserveH8104 12knowledgeH1847, and 13men should 14seekH1245 15instructionH8451 from his mouthH6310; for he is the 16messengerH4397 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.
8But as for you, you have turnedH5493 asideH5493 from the wayH1870; you have caused manyH7227 to 17stumbleH3782 18by the instructionH8451; you have 1920corruptedH7843 the covenantH1285 of LeviH3878,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.
Notes
- 1. Malachi 2:4 Or to be My covenant with ↩
- 2. Malachi 2:4 Num 3:11-13, 45; 18:21; Neh 13:29; Mal 3:1 ↩
- 3. Malachi 2:4 Lit be ↩
- 4. Malachi 2:5 Num 25:12 ↩
- 5. Malachi 2:5 Or fear ↩
- 6. Malachi 2:5 Or feared ↩
- 7. Malachi 2:5 Num 25:7, 8, 13 ↩
- 8. Malachi 2:6 Or Law of truth ↩
- 9. Malachi 2:6 Ps 119:142, 151, 160 ↩
- 10. Malachi 2:6 Deut 33:8, 9; Ps 37:37 ↩
- 11. Malachi 2:6 Jer 23:22 ↩
- 12. Malachi 2:7 Lev 10:11; Neh 8:7 ↩
- 13. Malachi 2:7 Lit they ↩
- 14. Malachi 2:7 Num 27:21; Deut 17:8-11; Jer 18:18; Ezek 7:26 ↩
- 15. Malachi 2:7 Or law ↩
- 16. Malachi 2:7 Hag 1:13 ↩
- 17. Malachi 2:8 Jer 18:15 ↩
- 18. Malachi 2:8 Or in the law ↩
- 19. Malachi 2:8 Or violated ↩
- 20. Malachi 2:8 Num 25:12, 13; Neh 13:29; Ezek 44:10 ↩
Commentaries on Malachi 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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