¹⁵ Didn’t God make them one and give them a portion of spirit? What is the one seeking?^[a] Godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully,^[b](A) so that no one acts treacherously against the wife of his^[c] youth.

¹⁶ “If he hates^(B) and divorces his wife,”^(C) says the Lord God of Israel, “he^[d] covers his garment with injustice,”^(D) says the Lord of Armies. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully,^[e] and do not act treacherously.

Marriage and Divorce Laws

24 “If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a divorce certificate, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.^{(A) 2} If after leaving his house she goes and becomes another man’s wife, ³ and the second man hates her, writes her a divorce certificate, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house or if he dies,