Malachi 2:16

“For I hate divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and the one who covers his garment with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not be faithless.”

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In The King James Version

For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

In Context

15Did he not make them one, with a portion of his spirit? Then why did he make you one? Because he was seeking an offspring from God. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

17You have wearied Yahweh with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of Yahweh, and he delights in them,” or “Where is the God of justice?”

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:20For why should you, my son, be captivated by an adulteress; 1 why should you embrace the breasts of an immoral woman? 1

Isaiah 28:20For the bed is too short for a man to stretch out on, and the blanket too narrow for him to wrap himself in.” 1

Isaiah 59:6Their webs cannot be used for garments, nor can they cover themselves with their works. 1 Their works are works of sin, and deeds of violence are in their hands. 1

Matthew 5:31It was also said, 'Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'

Mark 10:2Then Pharisees came to him to test him and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?”

Matthew Henry on Malachi 2:11-17

Unlawful Marriages; Breach of the Marriage-covenant; Charge of Corrupt Principles. ( b. c. 400.) 10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. 12 The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this,… Read the whole commentary →

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