Bible Strands
Malachi 2:1
“And now this decree is for you, O priests:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the priests with an immediate announcement before delivering a warning about their failure to honor His name.
The words — The phrase הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת (ha./mitz.Vah ha./Zot) translates literally as "the commandment this" or "this decree."
The thread — The theme of divine judgment directed at religious leaders appears in Hosea 5:1 and Jeremiah 13:13, while Malachi 1:6 establishes the Lord’s expectation of honor from those who serve Him.
Why it lands — It demands immediate attention to God’s instructions and warns that neglecting them brings divine reversal of blessings.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 13:13 then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem.
- Hosea 5:1 “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
- Malachi 1:6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
- Lamentations 4:13 But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.