Malachi

Malachi 2:13–14

13And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

14Yet you ask, “Why?”

It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

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Malachi 2:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And thisוְזֹאת֙wə·zōṯConjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
is anotherשֵׁנִ֣יתšê·nîṯNumber - ordinal feminine singularH8145 second
thing you doתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta·‘ă·śūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH6213 do, make
You coverכַּסּ֤וֹתkas·sō·wṯVerb - Piel - Infinitive constructH3680 cover
the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz·baḥNoun - masculine singular constructH4196 altar
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
with tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim·‘āhNoun - feminine singularH1832 tears
with weepingבְּכִ֖יbə·ḵîNoun - masculine singularH1065 weeping
and groaningוַֽאֲנָקָ֑הwa·’ă·nā·qāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH603 crying, groaning
because He noמֵאֵ֣יןmê·’ênPreposition-m; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
longerע֗וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
regardsפְּנוֹת֙pə·nō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6437 turn
your offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֔הham·min·ḥāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4503 gift, tribute, offering
or receives themוְלָקַ֥חַתwə·lā·qa·ḥaṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3947 take
gladlyרָצ֖וֹןrā·ṣō·wnNoun - masculine singularH7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
from your handsמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mî·yeḏ·ḵemPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH3027 hand

Malachi 2:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yet you askוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Whyעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
It is becauseעַ֡ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the LORDיְהוָה֩Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has been a witnessהֵעִ֨ידhê·‘îḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
between youבֵּינְךָ֜bê·nə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH996 interval, space between
andוּבֵ֣ין׀ū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
of your youthנְעוּרֶ֗יךָnə·‘ū·re·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5271 youth, juvenility, young
against whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
have broken faithבָּגַ֣דְתָּהbā·ḡaḏ·tāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH898 act or deal treacherously
though she isוְהִ֥יאwə·hîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
your companionחֲבֶרְתְּךָ֖ḥă·ḇer·tə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2278 consort
and your wifeוְאֵ֥שֶׁתwə·’ê·šeṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
by covenantבְּרִיתֶֽךָ׃bə·rî·ṯe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1285 covenant

Cross-references

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Malachi 2:13 Isaiah 1:11–15 · Jeremiah 14:12 · Psalm 78:34–37

Malachi 2:14 Malachi 2:15 · Ecclesiastes 9:9 · Isaiah 54:6 · Genesis 31:50 · Proverbs 2:17 · Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 8:12 · Jeremiah 42:5 · Proverbs 5:18–19 · Micah 1:2 · Proverbs 30:20 · Malachi 1:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.