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Malachi 2:11-13
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11 Judah's people have turned against God.[a] As a result, people have done disgusting things in Jerusalem and in all Israel.[b] You have spoiled the holy place, the temple that the Lord loves.[c] You have turned away from the Lord and you worship foreign gods. 12 I pray that the Lord will remove all people like that from among his people. Not one of them will continue to belong to the family of Jacob.[d] They will no longer be able to offer gifts to the Lord Almighty.

13 Also, you weep so much that your tears cover the Lord's altar! You cry because the Lord no longer accepts your gifts. He is not happy with the gifts that you offer to him.

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  1. 2:11 Judah was one of the sons of Jacob. He was the ancestor of the Israelite tribe called Judah.
  2. 2:11 Jerusalem was the capital city of Judah.
  3. 2:11 God's temple was in Jerusalem.
  4. 2:12 ‘The family of Jacob’ is another way to say the Israelites.
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Malachi 2:11-13
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11 Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable(A) thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves(B) by marrying(C) women who worship a foreign god.(D) 12 As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord remove(E) him from the tents of Jacob[a](F)—even though he brings an offering(G) to the Lord Almighty.

13 Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears.(H) You weep and wail(I) because he no longer looks with favor(J) on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands.(K)

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  1. Malachi 2:12 Or 12 May the Lord remove from the tents of Jacob anyone who gives testimony in behalf of the man who does this
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