And if you will not take it to heart,
To give glory to My name,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“I will send a curse upon you,
And I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them balready,
Because you do not take it to heart.
And spread arefuse on your faces,
The refuse of your solemn feasts;
And one will btake you away with it.
That My covenant with Levi may continue,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
And I gave them to him bthat he might fear Me;
So he feared Me
And was reverent before My name.
And1 injustice was not found on his lips.
He walked with Me in peace and equity,
And bturned many away from iniquity.
And people should seek the law from his mouth;
bFor he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
You ahave caused many to stumble at the law.
bYou have corrupted the covenant of Levi,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Before all the people,
Because you have not kept My ways
But have shown bpartiality in the law.”
Treachery of Infidelity
bHas not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously with one another
By profaning the covenant of the fathers?
And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem,
For Judah has aprofaned
The Lord’s holy institution which He loves:
He has married the daughter of a foreign god.
| << Malachi 2:3 | Malachi 2:5 >> |
American Standard Version
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Amplified® Bible
And you shall know, recognize, {and} understand that I have sent this [new] decree to you priests, to be My [new] covenant with Levi [the priestly tribe], says the Lord of hosts.
Contemporary English Version
I am telling you this, so I can continue to keep my agreement with your ancestor Levi.
Darby English Version
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Good News Bible
Then you will know that I have given you this command, so that my covenant with the priests, the descendants of Levi, will not be broken.
King James Version
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
New American Standard Bible
"Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi, says the LORD of hosts."
New International Version
And you will know that I have sent you this admonition so that my covenant with Levi may continue," says the LORD Almighty.
New King James Version
Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you,
That My covenant with Levi may continue,”
Says the LORD of hosts.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My covenant may continue with Levi," says the LORD of hosts.
Revised Standard Version
So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may hold, says the LORD of hosts.
Young's Literal Translation
And ye have known that I have sent unto you this charge, For My covenant being with Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
| << Malachi 2:3 | Malachi 2:5 >> |
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