{An oracle}. The word of Yahweh to Israel {through} Malachi.

Your eyes will see [this], and you will say, "Yahweh is great beyond the borders of Israel."

Judah has been faithless, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

"For hate divorce," says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "and he [who] covers his clothing [with] violence," says Yahweh of hosts. "{You must be attentive to} your spirit and you must not be unfaithful."

"Remember the instruction of my servant Moses, which I commanded him at Horeb to all Israel, the rules and regulations.