Malachi 2:16

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Summary

For 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.

The lord

Covereth

Bible References

The lord

"When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house,

Thus says the LORD: "Where is your mother's certificate of divorce, with which I sent her away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

"It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'

And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?"

And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Covereth

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.

Their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make. Their works are works of iniquity, and deeds of violence are in their hands.

The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.