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Malachi 2:1 — Meaning and Application
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" And now, O ye priests, this commandment "
Malachi 2:1
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And now, O ye priests, this commandment
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away
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Malachi 2:2
"If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart."
Malachi 2:3
"Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away"
Malachi 2:4
"And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts."
Malachi 2:5
"My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name."
Malachi 2:6
"The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity."
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