15 [a]But not one has (A)done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And [b]why the one? He was seeking a (B)godly offspring. Be careful then about your spirit, and see that none of you deals (C)treacherously against the wife of your youth. 16 “For [c]I hate [d](D)divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “and [e]him who covers his garment with (E)violence,” says the Lord of armies. “So be careful about your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”

17 You have (F)wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “(G)Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He (H)delights in them,” or, “(I)Where is the God of (J)justice?”

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 2:15 Or Did He not make one, although He had the remnant
  2. Malachi 2:15 Or what did the one do while he was seeking
  3. Malachi 2:16 Lit He hates
  4. Malachi 2:16 Lit sending away
  5. Malachi 2:16 Lit he covers

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