Malachi 2:4

You will know that I have sent this command to you, and that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.

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In The King James Version

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

In Context

3See, I am about to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the dung from your festivals, and he will take you away with it. + 2:3 Instead of rebuke your descendants , which the Hebrew text has, some ancient and modern versions have cut off your shoulder (or arm ). Some other modern versions have corrupt your descendants . + 2:3 Instead of he will take you away with it , which is in the Hebrew text, some ancient and modern versions have I will take you away from beside me , that is, from my presence .

5“My covenant with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him; I gave him fear, and he feared me, and he stood in awe of my name.

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Cross References

Numbers 3:12“Look, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel. I have done this instead of taking each firstborn male who is born among the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me.

Numbers 18:2As for your fellow members of the tribe of Levi, your ancestors' tribe, you must bring them with you so they may join you and help you when you and your sons serve in front of the tent of the covenant decrees.

1 Kings 22:25Micaiah said, “Look, you will see on that day when you will go to hide in an inner room.”

Isaiah 1:24Therefore this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: 1 “Woe to them! I will take vengeance against my adversaries, and avenge myself against my enemies; 1

Isaiah 27:9So in this way, the iniquity of Jacob will be atoned for, for this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: 1 when he will make all the altar stones as chalk and crushed to pieces, 1 and no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. 1

Ezekiel 20:38I will purge from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will send them out from the land where they are staying as foreigners, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.

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 →

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