11 Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable(A) thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned(B) the Lord’s sanctuary,[a](C) which He loves,(D) and has married the daughter of a foreign god.[b](E) 12 To the man who does this, may the Lord cut off(F) any descendants[c][d](G) from the tents of Jacob, even if they present an offering to the Lord of Hosts.

13 And this is another thing you do: you cover the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning,(H) because He no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:11 Or profaned what is holy to the Lord
  2. Malachi 2:11 = a woman who worshiped a foreign god
  3. Malachi 2:12 One Hb ms, LXX, DSS read off one witnessing or answering
  4. Malachi 2:12 Lit off one waking or answering; Hb obscure

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