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[1] “Now, you priests, this commandment is for you. [2] If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of Armies, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart. [3] Behold, I will rebuke your offspring,§ and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. [4] You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies. [5] “My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name. [6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity. [7] For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies. [8] But you have turned away from the path. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies. [9] “Therefore I have also made you contemptible and wicked before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law. [10] Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers? [11] Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. [12] Yahweh will cut off the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies. [13] “This again you do: you cover Yahweh’s altar with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. [14] Yet you say, ‘Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant. [15] Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. [16] One who hates and divorces”, says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “covers his garment with violence!” says Yahweh of Armies. “Therefore pay attention to your spirit, that you don’t be unfaithful. [17] You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in Yahweh’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’

Footnotes

  1. § 2:3 or, seed
King James Version
[1] And now, O ye priests, H3548 this commandment H4687 is for you. [2] If ye will not hear, H8085 (QalImpf) and if ye will not lay H7760 (QalImpf) it to heart, H3820 to give H5414 (QalInf) glory H3519 unto my name, H8034 saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord H3068 of hosts, H6635 I will even send H7971 (PielPerf) a curse H3994 upon you, and I will curse H779 (QalPerf) your blessings: H1293 yea, I have cursed H779 (QalPerf) them already, because ye do not lay H7760 (QalActPtc) it to heart. H3820 [3] Behold, I will corrupt H1605 (QalActPtc)§ your seed, H2233 and spread H2219 (PielPerf)§ dung H6569 upon your faces, H6440 even the dung H6569 of your solemn feasts; H2282 and one shall take you away H5375 (QalPerf) with it.§ [4] And ye shall know H3045 (QalPerf) that I have sent H7971 (PielPerf) this commandment H4687 unto you, that my covenant H1285 might be with Levi, H3878 saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord H3068 of hosts. H6635 [5] My covenant H1285 was with him of life H2416 and peace; H7965 and I gave H5414 (QalImpf) them to him for the fear H4172 wherewith he feared H3372 (QalImpf) me, and was afraid H2865 (NiphPerf) before H6440 my name. H8034 [6] The law H8451 of truth H571 was in his mouth, H6310 and iniquity H5766 was not found H4672 (NiphPerf) in his lips: H8193 he walked H1980 (QalPerf) with me in peace H7965 and equity, H4334 and did turn H7725 many H7227 away H7725 (HiphPerf) from iniquity. H5771 [7] For the priest’s H3548 lips H8193 should keep H8104 (QalImpf) knowledge, H1847 and they should seek H1245 (PielImpf) the law H8451 at his mouth: H6310 for he is the messenger H4397 of the Lord H3068 of hosts. H6635 [8] But ye are departed H5493 (QalPerf) out of the way; H1870 ye have caused many H7227 to stumble H3782 (HiphPerf) at the law; H8451§ ye have corrupted H7843 (PielPerf) the covenant H1285 of Levi, H3878 saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord H3068 of hosts. H6635 [9] Therefore have I also made H5414 (QalPerf) you contemptible H959 (NiphPtc) and base H8217 before all the people, H5971 according H6310 as ye have not kept H8104 (QalActPtc) my ways, H1870 but have been partial H5375 (QalActPtc)§ in the law. H8451

One Father

[10] Have we not all one H259 father? H1 hath not one H259 God H410 created H1254 (QalPerf) us? why do we deal treacherously H898 (QalImpf) every man H376 against his brother, H251 by profaning H2490 (PielInf) the covenant H1285 of our fathers? H1 [11] Judah H3063 hath dealt treacherously, H898 (QalPerf) and an abomination H8441 is committed H6213 (NiphPerf) in Israel H3478 and in Jerusalem; H3389 for Judah H3063 hath profaned H2490 (PielPerf) the holiness H6944 of the Lord H3068 which he loved, H157 (QalPerf)§ and hath married H1166 (QalPerf) the daughter H1323 of a strange H5236 god. H410 [12] The Lord H3068 will cut off H3772 (HiphImpf) the man H376 that doeth H6213 (QalImpf) this, the master H5782 (QalActPtc) and the scholar, H6030 (QalActPtc)§ out of the tabernacles H168 of Jacob, H3290 and him that offereth H5066 (HiphPtc) an offering H4503 unto the Lord H3068 of hosts. H6635 [13] And this have ye done H6213 (QalImpf) again, H8145 covering H3680 (PielInf) the altar H4196 of the Lord H3068 with tears, H1832 with weeping, H1065 and with crying out, H603 insomuch that he regardeth H6437 (QalInf) not the offering H4503 any more, or receiveth H3947 (QalInf) it with good will H7522 at your hand. H3027 [14] Yet ye say, H559 (QalPerf) Wherefore? H4100 Because the Lord H3068 hath been witness H5749 (HiphPerf) between thee and the wife H802 of thy youth, H5271 against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: H898 (QalPerf) yet is she thy companion, H2278 and the wife H802 of thy covenant. H1285 [15] And did not he make H6213 (QalPerf) one? H259 Yet had he the residue H7605§ of the spirit. H7307 And wherefore one? H259 That he might seek H1245 (PielPtc) a godly H430 seed. H2233§ Therefore take heed H8104 (NiphPerf) to your spirit, H7307 and let none deal treacherously H898 (QalImpf)§ against the wife H802 of his youth. H5271 [16] For the Lord, H3068 the God H430 of Israel, H3478 saith H559 (QalPerf) that he hateth H8130 (QalPerf)§ putting away: H7971 (PielInf)§ for one covereth H3680 (PielPerf) violence H2555 with his garment, H3830 saith H559 (QalPerf) the Lord H3068 of hosts: H6635 therefore take heed H8104 (NiphPerf) to your spirit, H7307 that ye deal not treacherously. H898 (QalImpf) [17] Ye have wearied H3021 (HiphPerf) the Lord H3068 with your words. H1697 Yet ye say, H559 (QalPerf) Wherein have we wearied H3021 (HiphPerf) him? When ye say, H559 (QalInf) Every one that doeth H6213 (QalActPtc) evil H7451 is good H2896 in the sight H5869 of the Lord, H3068 and he delighteth H2654 (QalPerf) in them; or, Where is the God H430 of judgment? H4941

Footnotes

  1. § 2:3a Or, reprove
  2. § 2:3b Heb. scatter
  3. § 2:3c Or, it shall take you away to it
  4. § 2:8 Or, fall in the law
  5. § 2:9 Or, lifted up the face against. Heb. accepted faces
  6. § 2:11 Or, ought to love
  7. § 2:12 Or, him that waketh and him that answereth
  8. § 2:15a Or, excellency
  9. § 2:15b Heb. a seed of God
  10. § 2:15c Or, unfaithfully
  11. § 2:16a Or, if he hate her, put her away
  12. § 2:16b Heb. to put away
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