Malaquías 2:2

2 Si no me hacen caso ni se deciden a honrar mi nombre —dice el SEÑORTodopoderoso—, les enviaré una maldición, y maldeciré sus bendiciones. Ya las he maldecido, porque ustedes no se han decidido a honrarme.

Malaquías 2:2 Meaning and Commentary

Malachi 2:2

If ye will not hear
The commandment enjoined them; or the Gospel preached to them by Christ, and his apostles:

and if ye will not lay [it] to heart to give glory to my name,
saith the Lord of hosts;
which they had despised and profaned before; if they did not take care of his worship and service, and honour the Messiah sent unto them, in whom the name of the Lord was:

I will even send a curse upon you;
both upon priests and people; those that bring the bad offerings, and those that receive them, as Kimchi; though Abarbinel restrains it to the priests:

and I will curse your blessings,
either with which the priests blessed the people; or with which both they and the people were blessed; namely, their temporal blessings, such as their corn, and wine, and oil: and what wicked men have of this world, they have it with a curse, and not a blessing, as the righteous have; and therefore a little which they have, is better than much enjoyed by the wicked, ( Psalms 37:16 ) :

yea, I have cursed them already;
that is, from the time they began to despise his name, and not give him the glory due unto him, as Kimchi and Abarbinel explain it:

because ye do not lay [it] to heart;
to glorify God.

Malaquías 2:2 In-Context

1 »Ahora, pues, este mandato es para ustedes, los sacerdotes.

2 Si no me hacen caso ni se deciden a honrar mi nombre —dice el SEÑORTodopoderoso—, les enviaré una maldición, y maldeciré sus bendiciones. Ya las he maldecido, porque ustedes no se han decidido a honrarme.

3 »Por esto, voy a reprender a sus descendientes. Les arrojaré a la cara los desperdicios de los sacrificios de sus fiestas, y los barreré junto con ellos.

4 Entonces sabrán que les he dado este mandato, a fin de que continúe mi pacto con Leví —dice el SEÑOR Todopoderoso—.

5 Mi pacto con él era de vida y paz, y se las di; era también de temor, y él me temió, y mostró ante mí profunda reverencia.