4 Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you,
That My covenant with Levi may continue,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
That My covenant with Levi may continue,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
5 “Mya covenant was with him, one of life and peace,
And I gave them to him bthat he might fear Me;
So he feared Me
And was reverent before My name.
And I gave them to him bthat he might fear Me;
So he feared Me
And was reverent before My name.
6 aThe1 law of truth was in his mouth,
And1 injustice was not found on his lips.
He walked with Me in peace and equity,
And bturned many away from iniquity.
And1 injustice was not found on his lips.
He walked with Me in peace and equity,
And bturned many away from iniquity.
7 “Fora the lips of a priest should keep knowledge,
And people should seek the law from his mouth;
bFor he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
And people should seek the law from his mouth;
bFor he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
8 But you have departed from the way;
You ahave caused many to stumble at the law.
bYou have corrupted the covenant of Levi,”
Says 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.
9 “Therefore aI also have made you contemptible and base
Before all the people,
Because you have not kept My ways
But have shown bpartiality in the law.”
Before all the people,
Because you have not kept My ways
But have shown bpartiality in the law.”
Treachery of Infidelity
10 aHave we not all one Father?
bHas not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously with one another
By profaning the covenant of the fathers?
bHas not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously with one another
By profaning the covenant of the fathers?
11 Judah has dealt treacherously,
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.
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.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
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