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Malachi 2:12–14

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The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.
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.
¶ 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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From verse 12

  1. 1 Chronicles 25:8Rank 1 from verse 12
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    8¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

  2. 1 Samuel 15:22–23Rank 2 from verse 12
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    22And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

    23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

  3. 1 Samuel 2:31–34Rank 3 from verse 12
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    31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

    32And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

    33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

    34And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

  4. 1 Samuel 3:14Rank 4 from verse 12
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    14And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

  5. 2 Timothy 3:13Rank 5 from verse 12
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    13But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

  6. Amos 5:22Rank 6 from verse 12
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    22Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

  7. Ezekiel 14:10Rank 7 from verse 12
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    10And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;

  8. Ezekiel 24:21Rank 8 from verse 12
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    21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

  9. Ezra 10:18–19Rank 9 from verse 12
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    18¶ And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

    19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

  10. Genesis 4:3–5Rank 10 from verse 12
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    3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

    4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

    5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

  11. Hosea 4:4–5Rank 11 from verse 12
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    4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

    5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.

  12. Isaiah 24:1–2Rank 12 from verse 12
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    1BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

    2And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

  13. Isaiah 61:8Rank 13 from verse 12
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    8For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

  14. Isaiah 66:3Rank 14 from verse 12
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    3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

  15. Isaiah 9:14–16Rank 15 from verse 12
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    14Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

    15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

    16For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

  16. Joshua 23:12–13Rank 16 from verse 12
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    12Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

    13Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

  17. Leviticus 18:29Rank 17 from verse 12
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    29For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

  18. Leviticus 20:3Rank 18 from verse 12
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    3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

  19. Malachi 1:10Rank 19 from verse 12
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    10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

  20. Malachi 2:10Rank 20 from verse 12
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    10Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

  21. Matthew 15:14Rank 21 from verse 12
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    14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

  22. Nehemiah 13:28–29Rank 22 from verse 12
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    28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.

    29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

  23. Numbers 15:30–31Rank 23 from verse 12
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    30¶ But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

    31Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

  24. Numbers 24:5Rank 24 from verse 12
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    5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

  25. Revelation 19:20Rank 25 from verse 12
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    20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

  26. Zechariah 12:7Rank 26 from verse 12
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    7The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.

From verse 13

  1. Isaiah 1:11–15Rank 1 from verse 13
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    11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

    12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

    13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

    14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

    15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

  2. Jeremiah 14:12Rank 2 from verse 13
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    12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

  3. Psalms 78:34–37Rank 3 from verse 13
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    34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.

    35And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

    36Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

    37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

  4. 1 Samuel 1:9–10Rank 4 from verse 13
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    9¶ So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.

    10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

  5. 2 Samuel 13:19–20Rank 5 from verse 13
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    19¶ And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

    20And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

  6. Deuteronomy 15:9Rank 6 from verse 13
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    9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

  7. Deuteronomy 26:14Rank 7 from verse 13
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    14I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

  8. Ecclesiastes 4:1Rank 8 from verse 13
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    1SO I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

  9. Jeremiah 6:20Rank 9 from verse 13
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    20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

  10. Nehemiah 8:9–12Rank 10 from verse 13
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    9¶ And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

    10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

    11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

    12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

  11. Proverbs 15:8Rank 11 from verse 13
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  12. Proverbs 21:27Rank 12 from verse 13
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    27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

From verse 14

  1. Malachi 2:15Rank 1 from verse 14
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    15And 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.

  2. Ecclesiastes 9:9Rank 2 from verse 14
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    9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

  3. Isaiah 54:6Rank 3 from verse 14
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    6For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

  4. Genesis 31:50Rank 4 from verse 14
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    50If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

  5. Jeremiah 42:5Rank 5 from verse 14
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    5Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.

  6. Jeremiah 8:12Rank 6 from verse 14
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    12Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

  7. Malachi 3:5Rank 7 from verse 14
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    5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

  8. Proverbs 2:17Rank 8 from verse 14
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    17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

  9. Ezekiel 16:8Rank 9 from verse 14
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    8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.

  10. Malachi 1:6–7Rank 10 from verse 14
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    6¶ A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

    7Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.

  11. Micah 1:2Rank 11 from verse 14
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    2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

  12. Proverbs 30:20Rank 12 from verse 14
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    20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

  13. Proverbs 5:18–19Rank 13 from verse 14
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    18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

    19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

  14. 1 Samuel 12:5Rank 14 from verse 14
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    5And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

  15. Genesis 2:18Rank 15 from verse 14
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    18¶ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

  16. Song of Solomon 1:15Rank 16 from verse 14
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    15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.

  17. Isaiah 58:3Rank 17 from verse 14
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    3¶ Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

  18. Judges 11:10Rank 18 from verse 14
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    10And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

  19. Malachi 3:8Rank 19 from verse 14
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    8¶ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

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Malachi 2:12

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

master

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One possessing authority, ownership, command, supervision, or superior skill: an owner, employer, household head, teacher, leader, ship commander, or lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

scholar

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A learner, pupil, disciple, or person instructed by a teacher or master in knowledge, art, song, or law.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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offereth

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Third-person singular present form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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offering

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Sense 1: A gift, contribution, sacrifice, or other thing presented to God or another. Sense 2: The act of presenting, bringing, or giving something; also the present-participial form of offer.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Malachi 2:13

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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tears

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Drops of fluid shed from the eyes in weeping, grief, pain, or strong feeling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

insomuch

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To such an extent or degree that the stated result follows; so much that, or with the result that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

offering

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Sense 1: A gift, contribution, sacrifice, or other thing presented to God or another. Sense 2: The act of presenting, bringing, or giving something; also the present-participial form of offer.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Malachi 2:14

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

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COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

youth

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Sense 1: The period of life following childhood and preceding mature age. Sense 2: A young person or young people.

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COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dealt

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To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

treacherously

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Faithlessly or perfidiously; by betraying trust, allegiance, covenant, or pledged faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

companion

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One who accompanies, associates, or shares a condition, work, covenant, or fellowship with another; a fellow, mate, or partner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:11¶ Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

2:12The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.

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2:13And 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.

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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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2:15And 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.

2:16For 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.

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