Skip to content

Malachi 2:4-9 Corruption of the Priests and Unfaithfulness in Marriage

4 And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 5 “My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. 6 True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin.

7 “For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth. 8 But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi,” says the Lord Almighty. 9 “So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

Cross References for Malachi 2:4-9

Nehemiah 13:29 - Remember them, O my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the pries... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:29 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:29

Isaiah 26:11 - O Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your peopl... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:11

Isaiah 27:9 - By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruitage of the remo... Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:9

Ezekiel 38:23 - And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of m... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:23 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:23

Numbers 3:12 - “I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of eve... Click to read the verse Numbers 3:12 Click to read the verse Numbers 3:12

Matthew 3:12 - His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat i... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:12 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:12

John 15:2 - He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he ... Click to read the verse John 15:2 Click to read the verse John 15:2

Leviticus 21:1 - Rules for Priests The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 21:1 Click to read the verse Leviticus 21:1

Numbers 3:6 - “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. Click to read the verse Numbers 3:6 Click to read the verse Numbers 3:6

Numbers 3:45 - “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in ... Click to read the verse Numbers 3:45 Click to read the verse Numbers 3:45

Jeremiah 28:9 - But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the Lord only if h... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 28:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 28:9

Ezekiel 33:33 - “When all this comes true—and it surely will—then they will know that a prophet has been among ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:33 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:33

1 Kings 22:25 - Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.” Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:25 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:25

Luke 10:11 - ‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of thi... Click to read the verse Luke 10:11 Click to read the verse Luke 10:11

Ezekiel 20:38-41 - I will purge you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:38-41 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:38-41

Ezekiel 44:9-16 - This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:9-16 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:9-16

Isaiah 1:24-28 - Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will get reli... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:24-28 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:24-28