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Malachi 2:15 — And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And…
“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.”
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The verses around Malachi 2:15.
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.
14Yet 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.
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.
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.
17Ye 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?
Verse explanation
God reminds them that marriage has a purpose — seeking a godly 'seed' — and that no one should therefore betray the wife of his youth.
From the Malachi 2 study in Bible in Stories.
Malachi 2:15 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E não fez elle sómente um? sobejando-lhe espirito? e porque sómente este um? buscava uma semente de Deus: portanto guardae-vos em vosso espirito, e contra a mulher da vossa mocidade nenhum seja desleal.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E não fez ele somente um ainda que lhe sobre o espírito? E por que um? Para buscar uma descendência de Deus. Guardai-vos pois em vosso espírito, e ninguém de vós seja infiel à mulher de vossa juventude.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¿Acaso no los hizo uno solo, y les dio de su Espíritu? ¿Y qué es lo que pide de ustedes? Hijos de Dios. Así que tengan cuidado con lo que hacen, y no sean desleales a la esposa con la que se casaron cuando eran jóvenes.
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