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12 May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and who answers, and the one who brings an offering to Yahweh of hosts!

13 And this you do as well:[a] you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because he[b] no longer regards the offering[c] or accepts it with favor from your hand. 14 But you ask, “For what reason?”[d] Because Yahweh stands as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been unfaithful, even though she is your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:13 Literally “a second time”
  2. Malachi 2:13 Yahweh
  3. Malachi 2:13 Literally “there is no longer turning to the offering”
  4. Malachi 2:14 Literally “Because of what?”
  5. Malachi 2:14 Literally “the wife of your covenant”