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World English Bible

Malachi 2 (WEBP)

[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?’

Malachi 2:3 or, seed

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Malachi 2 (KJVS)

[1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[2] If ye will not hear, () and if ye will not lay () it to heart, to give () glory unto my name, saith () the Lord of hosts, I will even send () a curse upon you, and I will curse () your blessings: yea, I have cursed () them already, because ye do not lay () it to heart.
[3] Behold, I will corrupt () your seed, and spread () dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away () with it.
[4] And ye shall know () that I have sent () this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith () the Lord of hosts.
[5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave () them to him for the fear wherewith he feared () me, and was afraid () before my name.
[6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found () in his lips: he walked () with me in peace and equity, and did turn 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 the Lord of hosts.
[8] But ye are departed () out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble () at the law; ye have corrupted () the covenant of Levi, saith () the Lord of hosts.
[9] Therefore have I also made () you contemptible () and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept () my ways, but have been partial () in the law.
[10] Have we not all one father? hath not one God created () us? why do we deal treacherously () every man against his brother, by profaning () the covenant of our fathers?
[11] Judah hath dealt treacherously, () and an abomination is committed () in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned () the holiness of the Lord which he loved, () and hath married () the daughter of a strange god.
[12] The Lord will cut off () the man that doeth () this, the master () and the scholar, () out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth () an offering unto the Lord of hosts.
[13] And this have ye done () again, covering () the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth () not the offering any more, or receiveth () it with good will at your hand.
[14] Yet ye say, () Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness () between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: () yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
[15] And did not he make () one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek () a godly seed. Therefore take heed () to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously () against the wife of his youth.
[16] For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith () that he hateth () putting away: () for one covereth () violence with his garment, saith () the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed () to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. ()
[17] Ye have wearied () the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, () Wherein have we wearied () him? When ye say, () Every one that doeth () evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth () in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

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

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Malachi 2 (BYZ)

[1] και νυν η εντολη αυτη προς υμας οι ιερεις
[2] εαν μη ακουσητε και εαν μη θησθε εις την καρδιαν υμων του δουναι δοξαν τω ονοματι μου λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και εξαποστελω εφ υμας την καταραν και επικαταρασομαι την ευλογιαν υμων και καταρασομαι αυτην και διασκεδασω την ευλογιαν υμων και ουκ εσται εν υμιν οτι υμεις ου τιθεσθε εις την καρδιαν υμων
[3] ιδου εγω αφοριζω υμιν τον ωμον και σκορπιω ηνυστρον επι τα προσωπα υμων ηνυστρον εορτων υμων και λημψομαι υμας εις το αυτο
[4] και επιγνωσεσθε διοτι εγω εξαπεσταλκα προς υμας την εντολην ταυτην του ειναι την διαθηκην μου προς τους λευιτας λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[5] η διαθηκη μου ην μετ αυτου της ζωης και της ειρηνης και εδωκα αυτω εν φοβω φοβεισθαι με και απο προσωπου ονοματος μου στελλεσθαι αυτον
[6] νομος αληθειας ην εν τω στοματι αυτου και αδικια ουχ ευρεθη εν χειλεσιν αυτου εν ειρηνη κατευθυνων επορευθη μετ εμου και πολλους επεστρεψεν απο αδικιας
[7] οτι χειλη ιερεως φυλαξεται γνωσιν και νομον εκζητησουσιν εκ στοματος αυτου διοτι αγγελος κυριου παντοκρατορος εστιν
[8] υμεις δε εξεκλινατε εκ της οδου και πολλους ησθενησατε εν νομω διεφθειρατε την διαθηκην του λευι λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[9] καγω δεδωκα υμας εξουδενωμενους και παρειμενους εις παντα τα εθνη ανθ ων υμεις ουκ εφυλαξασθε τας οδους μου αλλα ελαμβανετε προσωπα εν νομω
[10] ουχι θεος εις εκτισεν υμας ουχι πατηρ εις παντων υμων τι οτι εγκατελιπετε εκαστος τον αδελφον αυτου του βεβηλωσαι την διαθηκην των πατερων υμων
[11] εγκατελειφθη ιουδας και βδελυγμα εγενετο εν τω ισραηλ και εν ιερουσαλημ διοτι εβεβηλωσεν ιουδας τα αγια κυριου εν οις ηγαπησεν και επετηδευσεν εις θεους αλλοτριους
[12] εξολεθρευσει κυριος τον ανθρωπον τον ποιουντα ταυτα εως και ταπεινωθη εκ σκηνωματων ιακωβ και εκ προσαγοντων θυσιαν τω κυριω παντοκρατορι
[13] και ταυτα α εμισουν εποιειτε εκαλυπτετε δακρυσιν το θυσιαστηριον κυριου και κλαυθμω και στεναγμω εκ κοπων ετι αξιον επιβλεψαι εις θυσιαν η λαβειν δεκτον εκ των χειρων υμων
[14] και ειπατε ενεκεν τινος οτι κυριος διεμαρτυρατο ανα μεσον σου και ανα μεσον γυναικος νεοτητος σου ην εγκατελιπες και αυτη κοινωνος σου και γυνη διαθηκης σου
[15] και ουκ αλλος εποιησεν και υπολειμμα πνευματος αυτου και ειπατε τι αλλο αλλ η σπερμα ζητει ο θεος και φυλαξασθε εν τω πνευματι υμων και γυναικα νεοτητος σου μη εγκαταλιπης
[16] αλλα εαν μισησας εξαποστειλης λεγει κυριος ο θεος του ισραηλ και καλυψει ασεβεια επι τα ενθυμηματα σου λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και φυλαξασθε εν τω πνευματι υμων και ου μη εγκαταλιπητε
[17] οι παροξυνοντες τον θεον εν τοις λογοις υμων και ειπατε εν τινι παρωξυναμεν αυτον εν τω λεγειν υμας πας ποιων πονηρον καλον ενωπιον κυριου και εν αυτοις αυτος ευδοκησεν και που εστιν ο θεος της δικαιοσυνης

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.