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Malachi 2:16-17
English Standard Version
Malachi 2:16-17
English Standard Version
16 “For (A)the man who does not love his wife but divorces her,[a] says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers[b] his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and (B)do not be faithless.”
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17 (C)You have wearied the Lord with your words. (D)But you say, “How have we wearied him?” (E)By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, (F)“Where is the God of justice?”
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- Malachi 2:16 Hebrew who hates and divorces
- Malachi 2:16 Probable meaning (compare Septuagint and Deuteronomy 24:1–4); or “The Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce, and him who covers
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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