Malachi 2:1–9

And now, ^aO ye priests, this commandment is for you.

^2bIf ye will not hear, and if ye will not ^clay it to heart,

To give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts,

^dI will even send ^dea curse upon you, and I will curse ^fyour blessings:

Yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not ^clay it to heart.

³Behold, ^gI will ^||corrupt your seed,

And ^h†spread dung upon your faces, even ⁱthe dung of your ^ksolemn feasts;

And ^||ilone shall take you away with it.

⁴And ye shall know that I have sent ^mthis commandment unto you,

That ⁿmy covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

^5noMy covenant was with him of life and ^opeace;

And I gave them to him ^pfor the fear wherewith he feared me,

And was afraid before my name.

^6qThe law of truth was in his mouth,

And iniquity was not found in his lips:

He walked with me in peace and ^requity,

And ^sdid turn many away from iniquity.

^7tFor the priest’s ^ulips should keep knowledge,

And ^tthey should seek the law at his mouth:

For he is ^vthe messenger of the Lord of hosts.

⁸But ye are departed out of the way;

Ye ^whave caused many to ^||stumble at the law;

Ye have corrupted ⁿthe covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

⁹Therefore ^xhave I also made you contemptible and base before all the people,

^yAccording as ye have not kept my ways,

But ^||†zhave been partial in the law.