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Malachi 2

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 4

1 And now, O priests, this command is to you.

2 If you will not hear, and if you will not set it on your heart to give glory to My name, says Jehovah of Hosts, even I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. And indeed, I have cursed it, because you are not setting it on your heart.

3 Behold, I am rebuking your seed, and I will spread dung on your faces, the dung of your solemn feasts; and one will lift you up to it.

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Chapter Summary

He sharply reproves the priests for neglecting their covenant, and the people for idolatry.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבַּ֣ח altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב Jacob H3290 · TWOT 1676f
נִבְגַּד֙ act treacherously H898 · TWOT 198
חַגֵּי festival-gathering H2282 · TWOT 602a
רָצ֖וֹן goodwill H7522 · TWOT 2207a

People & Context

Curse on the Corrupt Priests

Jehovah commands the priests to give glory to His name, threatening to curse their blessings and spread dung on their faces because they have corrupte…

Treachery and Unfaithfulness

The people act deceitfully by marrying daughters of a foreign god and polluting the holy place. They also betray the wives of their youth, covering th…

Timeline

Curse on the Corrupt Priests

Jehovah commands the priests to give glory to His name, threatening to curse their blessings and spread dung on their faces because they have corrupted the covenant of life and peace made with Levi,.

Malachi 2:1-8
Treachery and Unfaithfulness

The people act deceitfully by marrying daughters of a foreign god and polluting the holy place. They also betray the wives of their youth, covering the altar with weeping and groaning, despite God's hatred for divorce and violence,.

Malachi 2:10-16

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