Malachi 2:12 BSB — MannaFest

Malachi 2:12

As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.

BSB

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ASV

Jehovah will cut off, to the man that doeth this, him that waketh and him that answereth, out of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto Jehovah of hosts.

KJV

The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.

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Commentary

2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And that which was at the bottom of this and other instances of profaneness and downright atheism, thinking God altogether such a one as themselves, which was, in effect, to say, There is no God,

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

God will cut him off, him and all that belongs to him; so the original intimates. He shall be cut off from Israel and from Jerusalem, and not be written among the living there. The Lord will cut off both the master and the scholar, that are guilty of this sin, both the teachers and the taught.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יַכְרֵ֨ת	yakh.Ret	may he cut off	H3772 →
יְהוָ֜ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לָאִ֨ישׁ	la.'Ish	<to> the person	H376 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
יַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙	ya.'a.Se.nah	he does it	H6213 →
עֵ֣ר	'er	a protector	H5782 →
וְעֹנֶ֔ה	ve.'o.Neh	and [one who] answers	H6030 →
מֵאָהֳלֵ֖י	me.'o.ho.Lei	from [the] tents of	H168 →
יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
וּמַגִּ֣ישׁ	u.ma.Gish	and [one who] brings near	H5066 →
מִנְחָ֔ה	min.Chah	an offering	H4503 →
לַֽיהוָ֖ה	la.Yah.weh	to Yahweh	H3068 →
צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פ	tze.va.'ot	of hosts	H6635 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 15:14
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
leads to
- Luke 6:39
  Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
- Isaiah 56:10
  Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
- Matthew 23:16–24
  Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
- Malachi 2:8
  But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Through
2 Timothy 3:13
while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:1
  Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Titus 3:3
  For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- 2 Timothy 3:8
  Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
- 2 Peter 2:20
  If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Malachi

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Malachi