📖 Malachi — Chapter 2 (KJV)
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Malachi 2:1 RAnd now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
Malachi 2:2 If Rye 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.
Malachi 2:3 Behold, RI will Tcorrupt your seed, and Tspread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and Tone shall take you away with it.
Malachi 2:4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, Rthat my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 2:5 My Rcovenant 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.
Malachi 2:6 The Rlaw 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.
Malachi 2:7 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is Rthe messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 2:8 But Rye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to Tstumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 2:9 Therefore have I also Rmade you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but Thave been partial in the law.
Malachi 2:10 Have we not Rall 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?
Malachi 2:11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, Rand an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he Tloved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Malachi 2:12 The LORD will Rcut off the man that doeth this, Tthe master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 2:13 And this have ye done again, Rcovering 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.
Malachi 2:14 Yet ye say, RWherefore? 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.
Malachi 2:15 And Rdid not he make one? Yet had he the Tresidue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a Tgodly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal Ttreacherously against the wife of his youth.
Malachi 2:16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith Tthat he hateth Tputting away: for one Rcovereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Malachi 2:17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, RWherein 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?
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Malachi 2:1–9 — Priestly teaching must preserve truth and equity
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The priests are warned to lay the Lord’s glory to heart. Levi’s covenant of life and peace and truth-speaking example contrast with teachers who cause stumbling, corrupt the covenant, and show partiality in the law.
Key Truth: Teach and exercise responsibility with truth and fairness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And now, O ye priests, this ____ is for you.” (Malachi 2:1)
Find it in Malachi 2:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “My covenant was with him of ____ and peace; and I gave them to him for the …” (Malachi 2:5)
Find it in Malachi 2:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the ____ at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the …” (Malachi 2:7)
Find it in Malachi 2:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Malachi 2:10–12 — Treacherous dealings profane shared covenant life
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The people’s common Father and Creator are invoked against betrayal of brothers. Judah’s treachery and marriage to the daughter of a strange god are named as profaning the holiness the Lord loved.
Key Truth: Treat shared belonging as a call to faithfulness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Have we not all one ____ ? hath not one God created us? why do we …” (Malachi 2:10)
Find it in Malachi 2:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the ____ of a strange god.” (Malachi 2:11)
Find it in Malachi 2:11 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ will cut off the man that doeth this, the master …” (Malachi 2:12)
Find it in Malachi 2:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Malachi 2:13–17 — The wife of the covenant must not be betrayed
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Tears at the altar do not remove the Lord’s witness to treachery against the wife of youth. The people are urged to guard their spirit and reject violence and betrayal, while calling evil good is exposed as wearying the Lord.
Key Truth: Keep covenant faithfulness joined to care and rejection of violence.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And this have ye ____ again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with …” (Malachi 2:13)
Find it in Malachi 2:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your ____ , that ye deal not treacherously.” (Malachi 2:16)
Find it in Malachi 2:16 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Ye have wearied the LORD with your ____ . Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When …” (Malachi 2:17)
Find it in Malachi 2:17 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Zechariah 7:9 — Zechariah likewise commands true judgment and compassion toward brothers.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What responsibility calls for greater truthfulness, fairness, or faithful care?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Malachi 2:1–9 (Priestly teaching must preserve truth and equity) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Malachi 2:10–12 (Treacherous dealings profane shared covenant life) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Malachi 2:13–17 (The wife of the covenant must not be betrayed) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What responsibility follows the priest's role as messenger?
5. Why does marital treachery concern worship before the LORD?
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