Malachi 2:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Malachi 2:3

Corrupt Priests

1 “And now, O ^apriests, this commandment is for you.

2 ^aIf you will not hear,
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.

3 “Behold, I will rebuke your descendants
And spread ^arefuse on your faces,
The refuse of your solemn feasts;
And one will ^btake you away with it.

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.

5 “My^a 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.

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.

7 “For^a 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.

Verse Comparison: Malachi 2:3

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American Standard Version
Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and ye shall be taken away with it.

Amplified® Bible
Behold, I will rebuke your seed [grain--which will prevent due harvest], and I will spread the dung from the festival offerings upon your faces, and you shall be taken away with it.

Contemporary English Version
I will punish your descendants and rub your faces in the manure from your animal sacrifices, and then be done with you.

Darby English Version
Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts; and they shall take you away with it.

Good News Bible
I will punish your children and rub your faces in the dung of the animals you sacrifice---and you will be taken out to the dung heap.

King James Version
Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

New International Version
"Because of you I will rebuke your descendants ; I will spread on your faces the offal from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.

New King James Version
“ Behold, I will rebuke your descendants
And spread refuse on your faces,
The refuse of your solemn feasts;
And one will take you away with it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will become overwhelmed by it.

Revised Standard Version
Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your offerings, and I will put you out of my presence.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, I am pushing away before you the seed, And have scattered dung before your faces, Dung of your festivals, And it hath taken you away with it.

New English Translation
I am about to discipline your children¹ and will spread offal² on your faces,³ the very offal produced at your festivals, and you will be carried away along with it.

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