14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot
Or your [a]brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves go apart with harlots
And offer sacrifices with (A)temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are [b]ruined.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law
  2. Hosea 4:14 Lit thrust down

14 “I will not punish your daughters
    when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
    when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots(A)
    and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes(B)
    a people without understanding(C) will come to ruin!(D)

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For the lips of a priest should preserve (A)knowledge, and [a]men should (B)seek [b]instruction from his mouth; for he is the (C)messenger of the Lord of hosts. But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to (D)stumble [c]by the instruction; you have [d](E)corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:7 Lit they
  2. Malachi 2:7 Or law
  3. Malachi 2:8 Or in the law
  4. Malachi 2:8 Or violated

“For the lips of a priest(A) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(B) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(C) But you have turned from the way(D) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(E) you have violated the covenant(F) with Levi,”(G) says the Lord Almighty.

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