1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment [is] for you.
2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay [it] to heart.
3 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.
4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
5 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.
6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth [it] with good will at your hand.
14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet [is] she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied [him]? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil [is] good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where [is] the God of judgment?
Versículos relacionados com Malachi, 2:
Malachi 2 talks about the rebuke of the priests who failed to maintain the covenant with God and violated his holiness. The chapter begins with a rebuke to priests who do not honor the name of God and offer impure sacrifices. Then he talks about God's covenant with Levi, the priest, and how it was violated by the priests of the time. The chapter ends with a warning about the importance of covenant and fear of God. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Malachi 2, in order of proximity:
Isaiah 24:5: "In fact, the earth is contaminated because of its residents, because they transgress the laws, change the statutes, and break the eternal covenant." This verse talks about how the earth is contaminated due to the transgression of the laws and the violation of the covenant. He relates to rebuke to priests who offer unclean sacrifices in Malachi 2.
Deuteronomy 33:8: "And Levi said, Thy tumin and your Urim are with your holy man, whom you proved in Massá, and with whom you have contested in the waters of Meribá." This verse talks about God's covenant with Levi, the priest. He relates to the discussion about the violation of the covenant in Malachi 2.
Jeremiah 18:7-8: "In an instant I will speak, about a nation, and about a kingdom, to tear, and to overthrow, and to destroy. If that nation, against which to speak, convert from its wickedness, too, too I will regret the evil I thought to do to him. " This verse talks about how God can change his mind and show mercy if a nation repents. He relates to the warning about the importance of covenant and fear of God in Malachi 2.
Nehemiah 13:29: "Remember, my God, which contaminated the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites." This verse talks about the contamination of the priesthood and the covenant with God by the priests and Levites of the time. He relates to rebuke to priests who violated the covenant in Malachi 2.
Proverbs 1:7: "The fear of the Lord is the principle of wisdom; the madmen despise wisdom and instruction." This verse talks about the importance of fear of God and how it is the principle of wisdom. He relates to the warning about the importance of covenant and fear of God in Malachi 2.
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