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14 But you ask, |Why [aren't our offerings accepted]?| It is because the LORD is a witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been unfaithful. Yet, she is your companion, the wife of your marriage vows. 15 Didn't [God] make you one? Your flesh and spirit belong to him. And what does the same [God] look for but godly descendants? So be careful not to be unfaithful to the wife of your youth. 16 |I hate divorce,| says the LORD God of Israel. |I hate the person who covers himself with violence,| says the LORD of Armies. |Be careful not to be unfaithful.| 17 You have tried the patience of the LORD with your words. But you ask, |How have we tried his patience?| When you say, |Everyone who does evil is considered good by the LORD. He is pleased with them,| or |Where is the God of justice?| Malachi 2:14-17, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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