Malachi 2:2

2 1If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the LORD of hosts, then I will send 2the curse upon you and I will curse 3your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart.

Malachi 2:2 In-Context

1 "And now, O priests, this command is for you.
2 If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the LORD of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart.
3 Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung on your faces, the dung of your offerings, and you shall be taken away with it.
4 So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that my covenant with Levi may stand, says the LORD of hosts.
5 My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Leviticus 26:14; See Deuteronomy 28:15
  • 2. [Malachi 3:9]
  • 3. [Psalms 69:22]
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