14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute,
Or your [a]brides when they commit adultery,
Because the men themselves slip away with the prostitutes
And offer sacrifices with (A)temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are ruined.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law

14 “I will not punish your daughters
    when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
    when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots(A)
    and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes(B)
    a people without understanding(C) will come to ruin!(D)

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For the lips of a priest should maintain (A)knowledge, and people should (B)seek [a]instruction from his mouth; for he is the (C)messenger of the Lord of armies. But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to (D)stumble [b]by the instruction; you have (E)ruined the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:7 Or the Law
  2. Malachi 2:8 Or in the Law

“For the lips of a priest(A) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(B) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(C) But you have turned from the way(D) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(E) you have violated the covenant(F) with Levi,”(G) says the Lord Almighty.

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