16 “For (A)the man who does not love his wife but divorces her,[a] says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers[b] his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and (B)do not be faithless.”

The Messenger of the Lord

17 (C)You have wearied the Lord with your words. (D)But you say, “How have we wearied him?” (E)By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, (F)“Where is the God of justice?”

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:16 Hebrew who hates and divorces
  2. Malachi 2:16 Probable meaning (compare Septuagint and Deuteronomy 24:1–4); or “The Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce, and him who covers

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