Malachi 2:16
“For I hate divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and the one who covers his garment with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not be faithless.”This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- לְבוּשׁlᵉbûwsha garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
- חָמָסchâmâçviolence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
- שָׂנֵאsânêʼto hate (personally)
- כָּסָהkâçâhproperly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrec
- רוּחַrûwachwind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, l
- צָבָאtsâbâʼa mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); b
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
- שָׁלַחshâlachto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
+4 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 19:3–9, Mat 5:31–32, Mrk 10:2–12, Luk 16:18, Pro 28:13, Isa 59:6, Deu 24:1–4, Mic 7:2–3