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14 But you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because Yahweh has been a witness between you and the (A)wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt (B)treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 [a]But not one has (C)done so, even one who has a remnant of the Spirit. And [b]what did that one do while he was seeking a (D)godly seed? Be careful then to keep your spirit, and let no one deal (E)treacherously against the wife of your youth. 16 For [c]I hate [d](F)divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and [e]him who covers his garment with [f](G)wrong,” says Yahweh of hosts. “Be careful then to keep your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”

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  1. Malachi 2:15 Or Did He not make one, although He had the remnant
  2. Malachi 2:15 Or why one? He sought a godly offspring.
  3. Malachi 2:16 Lit He hates
  4. Malachi 2:16 Lit sending away
  5. Malachi 2:16 Lit he covers
  6. Malachi 2:16 Or violence

14 You ask,(A) “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness(B) between you and the wife of your youth.(C) You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.(D)

15 Has not the one God made you?(E) You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.[a](F) So be on your guard,(G) and do not be unfaithful(H) to the wife of your youth.

16 “The man who hates and divorces his wife,(I)” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”[b](J) says the Lord Almighty.

So be on your guard,(K) and do not be unfaithful.

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  1. Malachi 2:15 The meaning of the Hebrew for the first part of this verse is uncertain.
  2. Malachi 2:16 Or “I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “because the man who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,”