Malachi 2:17

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15 But ^adid He not make them one,
Having a remnant of the Spirit?
And why one?
He seeks ^bgodly offspring.
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.

16 “For ^athe Lord God of Israel says
That He hates divorce,
For it covers one’s garment with violence,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
“Therefore take heed to your spirit,
That you do not deal treacherously.”

17 ^aYou have wearied the Lord with your words;
Yet you say,
“In what way have we wearied Him?”
In that you say,
^b“Everyone who does evil
Is good in the sight of the Lord,
And He delights in them,”
Or, “Where is the God of justice?”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Malachi 2:17

Ye have wearied the Lord - He has borne with you so long, and has been provoked so often, that he will bear it no longer. It is not fit that he should.

Every one that doeth evil - Ye say that it is right in the sight of the Lord to put away a wife, because she has no longer found favor in the sight of her husband. And because it has not been signally punished hitherto, ye blaspheme and cry out, "Where is the God of judgment?" Were he such as he is represented, would he not speak out? All these things show that this people were horribly corrupt. The priests were bad; the prophets were bad; the Levites were bad; and no wonder that the people were irreligious, profane, profligate, and cruel.

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