Malachi 2:1
What does Malachi 2:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Malachi 2:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And now, O you priests, this order is for you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And now, to you <FI>is<Fi> this charge, O priests,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And now, O ye priests, this commandment is to you.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Lamentations 4:13
It isbecause of the sins of her prophets, andthe iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
- Hosea 5:1
Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
- Malachi 1:6
A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
- Jeremiah 13:13
Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
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