Malachi 2:1

1 "Now, cohanim, this command is for you.

Malachi 2:1 Meaning and Commentary

Malachi 2:1

And now, O ye priests
That despised and profaned the name of the Lord; that suffered such corrupt and illegal sacrifices to be brought and offered up: this commandment [is] for you:
of giving glory to the name of God; of taking care of his worship; of teaching the people knowledge, and directing them in the way in which they should walk; as follows:

Malachi 2:1 In-Context

1 "Now, cohanim, this command is for you.

2 If you won't listen, if you won't pay attention to honoring my name," says ADONAI-Tzva'ot, "then I will send the curse on you; I will turn your blessings into curses. Yes, I will curse them, because you pay no attention.

3 I will reject your seed; I will throw dung in your faces, the dung from your festival offerings; and you will be carted off with it.

4 Then you will know that I sent you this command to affirm my covenant with Levi," says ADONAI-Tzva'ot.

5 "My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave him these things. It was also one of fear, and he feared me; he was in awe of my name.