Malachi 2:16
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16“For cthe man who does not love his wife but divorces her,10 says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers11 his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and tdo not be faithless.”
Footnotes
- 10Hebrew who hates and divorces
- 11Probable meaning (compare Septuagint and Deuteronomy 24:1–4); or “The Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce, and him who covers
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- cMatt. 5:32; Mark 10:9, 11; Luke 16:18; 1 Cor. 7:10
- t[See ver. 10 above]
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty.
So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“If he hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord God of Israel, “he covers his garment with injustice,” says the Lord of Armies. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“For I hate divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and he who covers his clothing with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “You must be attentive to your spirit and you must not be unfaithful.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away:
For one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts:
Therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
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