Malachi 2:3
Behold, + 2:3 Gr. separate the shoulder from you.I turn my back upon you, and I will scatter dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts, and I will carry you away at the same time.
Brenton Septuagint
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Cross References
1 Samuel 2:29And wherefore hast thou looked upon my incense-offering and my meat-offering with a shameless eye, and hast honoured thy sons above me, so that they should bless themselves with the first-fruits of every sacrifice of Israel before me?
Job 20:7For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?
Psalms 83:10Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
Joel 1:10For the plains languish: let the land mourn, for the corn languishes; the wine is dried up, the oil becomes scarce;
Nahum 3:6And I will cast abominable filth upon thee according to thine unclean ways, and will make thee a public example.
Matthew Henry on Malachi 2:2-10
The Office of the Priesthood; Charge against the Priests; The Priests Censured and Threatened. ( b. c. 400.) 1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 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. 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts;… Read the whole commentary →