Malachi 2:15

Marriage Faithfulness and loyalty Parents and children The Holy Spirit

¹³ And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

¹⁴ Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

¹⁶ For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

¹⁷ Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
KJV: And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
WEB: Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
ASV: And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
DARBY: And did not one make [them]? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,
BLB: And did He not make [them] one, and a remnant of the Spirit unto him? And what [is] the one? He was seeking seed of God. Therefore keep guard over your⁺ spirit, and do not deal treacherously with the wife of your youth.

ÅB: Men har ikke en[^6] gjort det og er enda blitt i live? Men hva gjorde denne ene? Han ville oppnå den slekt Gud hadde lovt ham[^7]; men dere skal ta vare på deres liv, og mot din ungdoms hustru må du ikke være troløs!
OTB: Skapte ikke den ene Gud deg? Du tilhører ham i kropp og ånd. Og hva ønsker den ene Gud? Gudfryktige etterkommere. Så vær på vakt, og vær ikke utro mot din ungdoms hustru.
B1930: Men har ikke en gjort det og er enda blitt i live? Men hvad gjorde denne ene? Han vilde opnå den ætt Gud hadde lovt ham; men I skal ta vare på eders liv, og mot din ungdoms hustru må du ikke være troløs! / < Abraham; 1MO 16, 4 fg. JES 51, 2. ESK 33, 24.> / < 1MO 15, 4 fg. 16, 2.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 19:4–6
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
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Mark 10:6–8
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
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Malachi 2:14
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
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Genesis 2:20–24
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
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Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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1 Timothy 3:11–12
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
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2 Corinthians 6:18
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
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