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

If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something offensive in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.

This is what the Lord says: "Where is your mother's divorce certificate by which I divorced her? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold because of your sins; because of your rebellious acts I divorced your mother.

"It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.'

Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"

Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Covereth

The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.

Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes.

Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush so they can shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.