Malachi 2:3-5

Common English Bible

³ I am about to denounce your offspring;
        I will scatter feces on your faces,
        the feces of your festivals.
Then I will lift you up to me,^[a]
4     and you will know that I have sent this command to you
        so that my covenant with Levi can continue to exist,
says the Lord of heavenly forces.
⁵ My covenant with him involved life and peace, which I gave him,
        and also fear so that he honored me.
            He was in awe of my name.