Malachi 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.”

Malachi 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Malachi 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Malachi 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.”

Malachi 2:3 — World English Bible

Malachi 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and ye shall be taken away with it. ”

Malachi 2:3 — American Standard Version

Malachi 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, I am pushing away before you the seed, And have scattered dung before your faces, Dung of your festivals, And it hath taken you away with it.”

Malachi 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Malachi 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts; and they shall take you away with it. ”

Malachi 2:3 — Darby Translation

Malachi 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Behold, I wil corrupt your seede, and cast dongue vpon your faces, euen the dongue of your solemne feastes, and you shall be like vnto it.”

Malachi 2:3 — Geneva Bible

Malachi 2:3 in Context — Malachi 2

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

2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.

4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

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What Does Malachi 2:3 Mean?

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