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Malachi 2:13-16
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13 This is another thing you do. You are covering the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning,(A) because he no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.(B)

14 And you ask, “Why?” Because even though the Lord has been a witness(C) between you and the wife of your youth,(D) you have acted treacherously against her. She was your marriage partner(E) and your wife by covenant.(F) 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](G) so that no one acts treacherously against the wife of his[c] youth.

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

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  1. 2:15 Hb obscure
  2. 2:15 Lit So guard yourselves in your spirit
  3. 2:15 Lit your
  4. 2:16 Or The Lord God of Israel says that he hates divorce and the one who
  5. 2:16 Lit Therefore, guard yourselves in your spirit
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Malachi 2:13-16
New American Standard Bible

13 And this is [a]another thing you do: you cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and sighing, because He (A)no longer gives attention to the [b]offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. 14 Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the (B)wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt (C)treacherously, though she is your marriage companion and your wife by covenant. 15 [c]But not one has (D)done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And [d]why the one? He was seeking a (E)godly offspring. Be careful then about your spirit, and see that none of you deals (F)treacherously against the wife of your youth. 16 “For [e]I hate [f](G)divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and [g]him who covers his garment with (H)violence,” says the Lord of armies. “So be careful about your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”

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  1. Malachi 2:13 Lit a second
  2. Malachi 2:13 Or grain offering
  3. Malachi 2:15 Or Did He not make one, although He had the remnant
  4. Malachi 2:15 Or what did the one do while he was seeking
  5. Malachi 2:16 Lit He hates
  6. Malachi 2:16 Lit sending away
  7. Malachi 2:16 Lit he covers
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