Malachi 2:1

Translations

Modern

“And now this decree is for you, O priests:

Traditional

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.

Literal

“ And now, to you is this commandment, O priests:

Latin

Et nunc ad vos mandatum hoc, o sacerdotes.

Original

Hebrew

English

“And now this decree is for you, O priests:

Notes

Malachi 1:6–2:9

Malachi’s second message confirms the Lord as God and father of Israel. God alone deserves true worship.

The first part (Malachi 1:6–14) shows how the Israelites dishonored God despite his fatherly care and great power.

The second part (Malachi 2:1–9) warns the priests of Judah against sacrificing sick and defective animals and criticizes them for not teaching God’s instructions (2:6–8).

Events

Prophecies of Malachic. 442 BC

Related verses

Hosea 5:1
“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
Jeremiah 13:13
…then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem.
Malachi 1:6
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
Lamentations 4:13
But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.

Glossary

Malachi, Book of Priests and Levites

Topics

Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Malachi: Reproves God's People for Their Impiety

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