Malachi 2:4

So shall ye know that I sent unto you this charge,—as being my covenant with Levi, saith Yahweh of hosts.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

3Behold me! threatening, on your account, the seed, and I will scatter refuse upon your faces, the refuse of your festivals,—and one shall carry you away unto it;

5My covenant, was with him, Life and Well-being, so I gave them to him—[I] as One to be revered— and he did revere me,— and, before my Name, dismayed, was he.

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Cross References

Numbers 3:12I, therefore, lo! I have taken the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth, from among the sons of Israel,—so shall the Levites be mine;

Numbers 18:2Therefore also thy brethren of the tribe of Levi the stem of thy father, bring thou near with thee, and let them be joined unto thee, and let them wait upon thee,—both on thee and on thy sons with thee, before the tent of the testimony.

1 Kings 22:25Then said Micaiah, Lo! thou art about to see, on that day,—when thou enterest a chamber within a chamber, to hide thyself.

Isaiah 1:24Therefore, Declareth the Lord Yahweh of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel,—Alas! I must appease me on mine adversaries, I must avenge me on mine enemies

Isaiah 27:9Therefore hereby, shall a propitiatory—covering be put over the iniquity of Jacob, And all, this, is the fruit of taking away his sin,—When he maketh all the stones of an altar like chalk-stones that soon crumble, Sacred Stems and Sun Images, shall not arise.

Ezekiel 20:38And will sever from you those who are rebelling and those who are transgressing against me, Out of the land of their sojournings, will I bring them forth, Yet upon the soil of Israel, shall they not enter, So shall ye 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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