Malachi 2:14

14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason *?' Because * the LORD has been a witness between you and the 1wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt 2treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

Malachi 2:14 In-Context

12 "As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who awakes and answers, or who presents an offering to the LORD of hosts.
13 "This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.
14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason ?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
15 "But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while he was seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth.
16 "For I hate divorce," says the LORD , the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with wrong," says the LORD of hosts. "So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 54:6
  • 2. Jeremiah 9:2; Malachi 3:5
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