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 2:4 | Malachi 2:6 >> |
American Standard Version
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
Amplified® Bible
My covenant [on My part with Levi] was to give him life and peace, because [on his part] of the [reverent and worshipful] fear with which [the priests] would revere Me and stand in awe of My name.
Contemporary English Version
I blessed him with a full life, as I had promised, and he kept his part of the agreement by honoring me and respecting my name.
Darby English Version
My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.
Good News Bible
"In my covenant I promised them life and well-being, and this is what I gave them, so that they might respect me. In those days they did respect and fear me.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"My covenant with him was {one of} life and peace, and I gave them to him {as an object of} reverence; so he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.
New International Version
"My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.
New King James Version
“ My covenant was with him, one of life and peace,
And I gave them to him that he might fear Me;
So he feared Me
And was reverent before My name.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"My covenant with him gave life and peace, and I gave them to him as an object of reverence; so he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.
Revised Standard Version
My covenant with him was a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him, that he might fear; and he feared me, he stood in awe of my name.
Young's Literal Translation
My covenant hath been with him of life and of peace, And I make them to him a fear, and he doth fear Me, And because of My name he hath been affrighted.
| << Malachi 2:4 | Malachi 2:6 >> |
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