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You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. <a href="/nlt/malachi/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Here is another thing you do. You cover the LORD’s altar with tears, weeping and groaning because he pays no attention to your offerings and doesn’t accept them with pleasure. <a href="/esv/malachi/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> And this second thing you do. You cover the LORD’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. <a href="/bsb/malachi/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands. <a href="/kjv/malachi/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. <a href="/nkjv/malachi/2.htm">New King James Version</a> And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands. <a href="/nasb_/malachi/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And this is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and sighing, because He no longer gives attention to the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. <a href="/nasb/malachi/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. <a href="/nasb77/malachi/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And this is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. <a href="/lsb/malachi/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “And this is a second thing you do: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping, and with groaning because He no longer regards the offering or receives it as acceptable from your hand. <a href="/amp/malachi/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with [your own] weeping and sighing, because the LORD no longer regards your offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. <a href="/csb/malachi/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is another thing you do. You are covering the LORD’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning, because he no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands. <a href="/hcsb/malachi/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And this is another thing you do: you cover the LORD&#8217s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands. <a href="/asv/malachi/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this again ye do: ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. <a href="/cev/malachi/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And what else are you doing? You cry noisily and flood the LORD's altar with your tears, because he isn't pleased with your offerings and refuses to accept them. <a href="/erv/malachi/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this again ye do: ye cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. <a href="/gwt/malachi/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Here is another thing you do: You cover the LORD's altar with tears. You moan and groan because he no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them from you. <a href="/gnt/malachi/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> This is another thing you do. You drown the LORD's altar with tears, weeping and wailing because he no longer accepts the offerings you bring him. <a href="/isv/malachi/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> "This is another thing you do: you flood the altar of the LORD with tears, weeping and wailing because he no longer pays attention to your offering nor takes pleasure in it from your hand. <a href="/msb/malachi/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands. <a href="/net/malachi/2.htm">NET Bible</a> You also do this: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you. <a href="/nheb/malachi/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This again you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn't regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. <a href="/wbt/malachi/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. <a href="/web/malachi/2.htm">World English Bible</a> “This again you do: you cover Yahweh’s altar with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/malachi/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you do this a second time, "" Covering the altar of YHWH with tears, "" With weeping and groaning, "" Because there is no more turning to the present, "" Or receiving of a pleasing thing from your hand. <a href="/ylt/malachi/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And this a second time ye do, Covering with tears the altar of Jehovah, With weeping and groaning, Because there is no more turning unto the present, Or receiving of a pleasing thing from your hand. <a href="/slt/malachi/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this ye will do the second time, covering with tears the altar of Jehovah, with weepings and shrieks, from not any more looking to the gift, and to take delight from your hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/malachi/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And this again have you done, you have covered the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and bellowing, so that I have no more a regard to sacrifice, neither do I accept any atonement at your hands. <a href="/cpdv/malachi/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you have done this repeatedly: you have covered the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and bellowing, to such an extent that I no longer have respect towards the sacrifice, nor do I accept any appeasement that is from your hands. <a href="/nabre/malachi/2.htm">New American Bible</a> This also you do: the altar of the LORD you cover with tears, weeping, and groaning, Because the Lord no longer takes note of your offering or accepts it favorably from your hand. <a href="/nrsvce/malachi/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And this you do as well: You cover the LORD’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor at your hand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/malachi/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And this is another thing that you have done: you have covered the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with groaning, because he does not regard your offering any more or accept it with good will at your hands. <a href="/hpbt/malachi/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this is another thing that you have done: you have covered over the house of LORD JEHOVAH with tears and in weeping and groaning, because he does not return for your offerings, and does not receive to himself pleasure from your hands<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/malachi/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this further ye do: Ye cover the altar of the LORD with tears, With weeping, and with sighing, Insomuch that He regardeth not the offering any more, Neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. <a href="/sep/malachi/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And these things which I hated, ye did: ye covered with tears the altar of the Lord, and with weeping and groaning because of troubles: is it meet for me to have respect to your sacrifice, or to receive anything from your hands as welcome? <a href="/parallel/malachi/2-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6KyAs1WSHw?start=360" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/malachi/2.htm">Judah's Unfaithfulness</a> …12As 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. 13<a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">And this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: šê·nîṯ (Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">is another</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">thing you do:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: kas·sō·wṯ (V-Piel-Inf) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">You cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1832.htm" title="1832: dim·‘āh (N-fs) -- Tears (of one weeping). Feminine of dema'; weeping.">with tears,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1065.htm" title="1065: bə·ḵî (N-ms) -- A weeping. From bakah; a weeping; by analogy, a dripping.">with weeping</a> <a href="/hebrew/603.htm" title="603: wa·’ă·nā·qāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A crying, groaning. From 'anaq; shrieking.">and groaning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: mê·’ên (Prep-m:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">because He no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: pə·nō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">regards</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: ham·min·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">your offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qa·ḥaṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">or receives them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="7522: rā·ṣō·wn (N-ms) -- Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will. Or ratson; from ratsah; delight.">gladly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yeḏ·ḵem (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from your hands.</a> 14Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a> So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. <a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a> Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. <a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a> When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a> But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3-9</a> Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” / Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? ... <a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Mark 10:2-12</a> Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired. / “What did Moses command you?” He replied. / They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.” ... <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-11</a> To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-33</a> Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a> For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. <a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Psalm 66:18</a> If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. <a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm">Proverbs 21:13</a> Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer. <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Isaiah 58:3-4</a> “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. / You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high. <a href="/james/4-3.htm">James 4:3</a> And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a> ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And this have you done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, so that he regards not the offering any more, or receives it with good will at your hand.covering.<a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Deuteronomy 15:9</a> Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.<a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9,10</a> So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD… <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19,20</a> And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying… insomuch.<a href="/deuteronomy/26-14.htm">Deuteronomy 26:14</a> I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.<a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Nehemiah 8:9-12</a> And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law… <a href="/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8</a> The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Accepts</a> <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Further</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Insomuch</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-21.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/daniel/6-13.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-33.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-7.htm">Receiveth</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/daniel/6-13.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-13.htm">Satisfaction</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-14.htm">Second</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-56.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-3.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-12.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/3-32.htm">Accepts</a> <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/malachi/2-16.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/matthew/3-3.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/luke/1-25.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/matthew/4-20.htm">Further</a> <a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/mark/8-12.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Insomuch</a> <a href="/matthew/19-6.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/romans/2-11.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/matthew/6-5.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Receiveth</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/romans/14-6.htm">Regardeth</a> <a href="/john/12-47.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/romans/2-17.htm">Satisfaction</a> <a href="/matthew/21-30.htm">Second</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/mark/2-21.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/james/4-9.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Malachi 2</div>1. <a href="/malachi/2-1.htm">He sharply reproves the priests for neglecting their covenant;</a> 10. <a href="/malachi/2-10.htm">and the people for marrying strange wives;</a> 13. <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">and for putting away their former ones,</a> 17. <a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">and for infidelity.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase introduces a specific grievance God has against His people, emphasizing that their actions are part of a broader pattern of unfaithfulness. The context is a series of rebukes from God through Malachi, addressing the spiritual and moral decay among the Israelites after their return from exile.You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, The altar, central to Israelite worship, symbolizes the place where sacrifices are offered to God. The tears indicate a deep emotional response, possibly from the people or the priests, due to the perceived absence of God's favor. This imagery suggests a ritualistic display of sorrow without genuine repentance or change of heart, reflecting a disconnect between outward religious practices and inner spiritual reality.with weeping and groaning, These expressions of lamentation suggest a profound sense of loss or distress. In the cultural context, such displays were common in times of mourning or when seeking divine intervention. However, here they are portrayed as ineffective because they lack sincerity. The Israelites' weeping and groaning are not accompanied by true repentance or a return to covenant faithfulness.because He no longer regards your offerings God's refusal to accept their offerings indicates a broken relationship. In the Old Testament, offerings were a means of maintaining fellowship with God. The historical context reveals that the Israelites were neglecting the covenant, engaging in idolatry, and failing to uphold justice, which led to God's rejection of their sacrifices. This reflects the principle that God desires obedience and righteousness over mere ritual (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>).or receives them gladly from your hands. The phrase underscores God's displeasure with the people's insincere worship. The hands, symbolizing action and responsibility, suggest that the offerings are tainted by the people's unfaithfulness. This rejection echoes other scriptural themes where God prioritizes the heart's condition over external religious acts (<a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a>, <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-24</a>). It foreshadows the New Testament teaching that true worshipers will worship in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/malachi.htm">Malachi</a> A prophet in the Old Testament, Malachi is the author of the book bearing his name. He addresses the spiritual and moral decay of the Israelites after their return from exile. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is central to the message of Malachi, calling His people to faithfulness and purity in worship. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> A sacred place where offerings and sacrifices were made to God. In this context, it symbolizes the people's worship and relationship with God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who have returned from Babylonian exile and are struggling with faithfulness and obedience to God's covenant. 5. <a href="/topical/t/tears,_weeping,_and_groaning.htm">Tears, Weeping, and Groaning</a> These expressions of sorrow indicate the people's emotional response to God's rejection of their offerings, highlighting their awareness of a broken relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/sincerity_in_worship.htm">Sincerity in Worship</a> God desires genuine worship from a sincere heart rather than mere ritualistic practices. Our external acts of worship must reflect an internal reality of faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> When we are unfaithful to God, it affects our relationship with Him, and our worship becomes unacceptable. We must examine our lives for areas of disobedience. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The tears and weeping at the altar signify a need for repentance. True repentance involves turning away from sin and returning to God with a sincere heart. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_relationships.htm">The Importance of Relationships</a> Our relationship with God is interconnected with our relationships with others. We must seek reconciliation and peace with others to maintain a right standing before God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_standards.htm">God’s Unchanging Standards</a> God’s standards for holiness and righteousness do not change. We are called to live according to His Word, reflecting His character in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_malachi_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Malachi 2</a> <a href="/q/what's_hebron's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What were fertility cults in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_permit_divorce_despite_hating_it.htm">Does God allow divorce despite hating it?</a> <a href="/q/mark_9_49-50__evidence_for_'salted_with_fire'.htm">Mark 9:49-50 - What historical or cultural evidence supports the puzzling concept of everyone being 'salted with fire'?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_'pleasing_aroma'_significant.htm">In Leviticus 1:9, why is a 'pleasing aroma' significant to an omnipotent, immaterial God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/malachi/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) The prophet now rebukes the people for their frivolous divorces of their first wives, which was a natural result of their marriage with heathen women.And this . . . again.--Or perhaps, And this a second thing ye do--viz., infidelity to the wife of their youth (<a href="/malachi/2-14.htm" title="Yet you say, Why? Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously: yet is she your companion, and the wife of your covenant.">Malachi 2:14</a>). But the rendering of the English Version is in accordance with the Hebrew accentuation. That rendering is not improbably the right one. It would mean: "And this you do again (Nehemiah 13), even after Ezra has reformed the abuse, and you have solemnly undertaken not to act so again" (<a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm" title="And showed signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for you knew that they dealt proudly against them. So did you get you a name, as it is this day.">Nehemiah 9:10</a>).Covering the altar . . . with tears . . . and with crying out--i.e., with the plaints of the Israelitish women who were divorced against their will.Insomuch that.--Or rather, so that.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Not only did they marry heathen females, but they divorced their own legitimate wives to facilitate such unholy alliances. This have ye done again; this again ye do. Here is another and a further offence. Others take "again" in the sense of "a second time," referring to the fact that Ezra had effected a reform in this matter, but the people had relapsed into the same sin. But the first explanation is preferable. Septuagint, καὶ ταῦτα, α} ἐμίσουν ἐποιεῖτε, "and this which I hated ye did." Covering (ye cover) the altar of the Lord with tears. The prophet, as before (ver. 10), does not at once declare what this fresh outrage is, but intimates its nature. The picture he exhibits is that of a multitude of repudiated wives coming to the temple with weeping and lamentation, and laying their cause before the Lord. Insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more. This cruel and wicked conduct raised a barrier between them and God, so that he regarded with favour no offering of theirs. <a href="/commentaries/malachi/2-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And this וְזֹאת֙ (wə·zōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is another שֵׁנִ֣ית (šê·nîṯ) Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> Second (an ordinal number) thing you do: תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ (ta·‘ă·śū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make You cover כַּסּ֤וֹת (kas·sō·wṯ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> To plump, fill up hollows, to cover the altar מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel with tears, דִּמְעָה֙ (dim·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1832.htm">Strong's 1832: </a> Tears (of one weeping) with weeping בְּכִ֖י (bə·ḵî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1065.htm">Strong's 1065: </a> A weeping, a dripping and groaning, וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה (wa·’ă·nā·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_603.htm">Strong's 603: </a> A crying, groaning because He no מֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle longer ע֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more regards פְּנוֹת֙ (pə·nō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> To turn, to face, appear, look your offerings הַמִּנְחָ֔ה (ham·min·ḥāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering or receives them וְלָקַ֥חַת (wə·lā·qa·ḥaṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take gladly רָצ֖וֹן (rā·ṣō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm">Strong's 7522: </a> Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will from your hands. מִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃ (mî·yeḏ·ḵem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 2:13 This again you do: you cover (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/2-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 2:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 2:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 2:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 2:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>