Malachi 2:10–16

Sin in the Family

¹⁰“Do we not all have ^aone father? ^bHas not one God created us? Why do we deal ^ctreacherously each against his brother so as to profane the ^dcovenant of our fathers?

¹¹“Judah has dealt ^atreacherously, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has ^bprofaned the sanctuary of the Lord ¹which He loves and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

¹²“As for the man who does this, may the ^aLord cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who awakes and answers, or who ^bpresents ¹an offering to the Lord of hosts.

¹³“This is ¹another thing you do: you cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He ^ano longer regards the ²offering 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 ^awife of your youth, against whom you have dealt ^btreacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

¹⁵“¹But not one has ^adone so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And ²what did that one do while he was seeking a ^bgodly ³offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal ^ctreacherously against the wife of your youth.

¹⁶“For ¹I hate ^2adivorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and ³him who covers his garment with ^4bwrong,” says the Lord of hosts. “So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”