Malachi 2:5 KJV — MannaFest

Malachi 2:5

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

KJV

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ASV

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.

WEB

“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

YLT

My covenant hath been with him of life and of peace, And I make them to him a fear, and he doth fear Me, And because of My name he hath been affrighted.

DBT

My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.

About this book

Old Testament

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Malachi — The last Old Testament voice — a prophet in dialogue with a community grown cynical about covenant. ‘I am the LORD, I change not.’

Author: Malachi (1:1) — whose name means ‘my messenger’; possibly a personal name, possibly a title
Date: c. 430 BC, the late post-exilic period (contemporary with Nehemiah's second term)

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17 verses on the floor

Isaiah 54:10
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Numbers 25:12–13
Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
Ezekiel 37:26
Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
Ezekiel 34:25
And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Isaiah 8:13
Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

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The ordinance of marriage, which is common to the world of mankind, and was instituted for the maintaining and keeping up of that; this was profaned both by the priests and by the people, in marrying strangers (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

MAURER thus explains it; the Hebrew is, literally, "My covenant was with him, life and peace (to be given him on My part), and I gave them to him: (and on his part) fear (that is, reverence), and he did fear Me," &c. The former portion of the verse expresses the promise, and Jehovah's fulfilment of it; the latter, the condition, and Levi's steadfastness to it (De 33:8, 9).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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