Malachi 2:1,4 - Compare All Versions

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“And now, you priests, this warning is for you.

And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD Almighty.

“And now, O priests, this command is for you.

So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may stand, says the LORD of hosts.

“Listen, you priests—this command is for you!

Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning so that my covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

“Therefore, this decree  is for you priests

Then you will know that I sent you this decree, so that my covenant with Levi  may continue,” says the LORD of Armies.

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

“And now, O priests, this commandment is for you.

Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, That My covenant with Levi may continue,” Says the LORD of hosts.

“And now this indictment, you priests! If you refuse to obediently listen, and if you refuse to honor me, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, in worship, then I’ll put you under a curse. I’ll exchange all your blessings for curses. In fact, the curses are already at work because you’re not serious about honoring me. Yes, and the curse will extend to your children. I’m going to plaster your faces with rotting garbage, garbage thrown out from your feasts. That’s what you have to look forward to!

“Maybe that will wake you up. Maybe then you’ll realize that I’m indicting you in order to put new life into my covenant with the priests of Levi, the covenant of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. My covenant with Levi was to give life and peace. I kept my covenant with him, and he honored me. He stood in reverent awe before me. He taught the truth and did not lie. He walked with me in peace and uprightness. He kept many out of the ditch, kept them on the road.

“And now, this commandment is for you, the priests.

Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, so that My covenant may continue with Levi,” says the LORD of armies.

“Now, O priests, this commandment is for you.

Then you will know [without any doubt] that I have sent this [new] commandment to you (priests), that My covenant may continue with Levi [the priestly tribe],” says the LORD of hosts.

“Now, you priests, this commandment is for you.

Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says the LORD who rules over all.