Malachi 2:1-8 ▼

1 And now, this commandment Is for you, O ye priests.

2 If ye will not hearken, and if ye will not lay it to heart, To give glory unto My name, Saith the LORD of hosts, Then will I send the curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings; Yea, I curse them, Because ye do not lay it to heart.

3 Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your hurt, And will spread dung upon your faces, Even the dung of your sacrifices; And ye shall be taken away unto it.

4 Know then that I have sent This commandment unto you, That My covenant might be with Levi, Saith the LORD of hosts.

5 My covenant was with him Of life and peace, and I gave them to him, And of fear, and he feared Me, And was afraid of My name.

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, And unrighteousness was not found in his lips; He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, And did turn many away from iniquity.

7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, And they should seek the law at his mouth; For he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 But ye are turned aside out of the way; Ye have caused many to stumble in the law; Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, Saith the LORD of hosts.