Malachi 2

1And now, O ye priests^H3548, this commandment^H4687 is for you. 2If ye will not hear^H8085, and if ye will not lay^H7760 it to heart^H3820, to give^H5414 glory^H3519 unto my name^H8034, saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635, then will I send^H7971 the curse^H3994 upon you, and I will curse^H779 your blessings^H1293; yea, I have cursed^H779 them already, because ye do not lay^H7760 it to heart^H3820. 3Behold, I will rebuke^H1605 your seed^H2233, and will spread^H2219 dung^H6569 upon your faces^H6440, even the dung^H6569 of your feasts^H2282; and ye shall be taken away^H5375 with it. 4And ye shall know^H3045 that I have sent^H7971 this commandment^H4687 unto you, that my covenant^H1285 may be with Levi^H3878, saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635. 5My covenant^H1285 was with him of life^H2416 and peace^H7965; and I gave^H5414 them to him that he might fear^H4172; and he feared^H3372 me, and stood^H6440 in awe^H2865 of my name^H8034. 6The law^H8451 of truth^H571 was in his mouth^H6310, and unrighteousness^H5766 was not found^H4672 in his lips^H8193: he walked^H1980 with me in peace^H7965 and uprightness^H4334, and turned^H7725 many^H7227 away^H7725 from iniquity^H5771. 7For the priest's^H3548 lips^H8193 should keep^H8104 knowledge^H1847, and they should seek^H1245 the law^H8451 at his mouth^H6310; for he is the messenger^H4397 of Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635. 8But ye are turned^H5493 aside out of the way^H1870; ye have caused many^H7227 to stumble^H3782 in the law^H8451; ye have corrupted^H7843 the covenant^H1285 of Levi^H3878, saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635. 9Therefore have I also made^H5414 you contemptible^H959 and base^H8217 before all the people^H5971, according^H6310 as ye have not kept^H8104 my ways^H1870, but have had respect^H5375 of persons in the law^H8451. 10Have we not all one^H259 father^H1? hath not one^H259 God^H410 created^H1254 us? why do we deal treacherously^H898 every man^H376 against his brother^H251, profaning^H2490 the covenant^H1285 of our fathers^H1? 11Judah^H3063 hath dealt treacherously^H898, and an abomination^H8441 is committed^H6213 in Israel^H3478 and in Jerusalem^H3389; for Judah^H3063 hath profaned^H2490 the holiness^H6944 of Jehovah^H3068 which he loveth^H157, and hath married^H1166 the daughter^H1323 of a foreign^H5236 god^H410. 12Jehovah^H3068 will cut off^H3772, to the man^H376 that doeth^H6213 this, him that waketh^H5782 and him that answereth^H6030, out of the tents^H168 of Jacob^H3290, and him that offereth^H5066 an offering^H4503 unto Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635. 13And this again^H8145 ye do^H6213: ye cover^H3680 the altar^H4196 of Jehovah^H3068 with tears^H1832, with weeping^H1065, and with sighing^H603, insomuch that he regardeth^H6437 not the offering^H4503 any more, neither receiveth^H3947 it with good will^H7522 at your hand^H3027. 14Yet ye say^H559, Wherefore^H4100? Because Jehovah^H3068 hath been witness^H5749 between thee and the wife^H802 of thy youth^H5271, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously^H898, though she is thy companion^H2278, and the wife^H802 of thy covenant^H1285. 15And did he not make^H6213 one^H259, although he had the residue^H7605 of the Spirit^H7307? And wherefore one^H259? He sought^H1245 a godly^H430 seed^H2233. Therefore take heed^H8104 to your spirit^H7307, and let none deal treacherously^H898 against the wife^H802 of his youth^H5271. 16For I hate^H8130 putting away^H7971, saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, and him that covereth^H3680 his garment^H3830 with violence^H2555, saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635: therefore take heed^H8104 to your spirit^H7307, that ye deal not treacherously^H898. 17Ye have wearied^H3021 Jehovah^H3068 with your words^H1697. Yet ye say^H559, Wherein have we wearied^H3021 him? In that ye say^H559, Every one that doeth^H6213 evil^H7451 is good^H2896 in the sight^H5869 of Jehovah^H3068, and he delighteth^H2654 in them; or where is the God^H430 of justice^H4941?