Malachi 2:16

16 “For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her,[1] says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers[2] his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.”

Footnotes

  1. Hebrew who hates and divorces
  2. Probable meaning (compare Septuagint and Deuteronomy 24:1-4); or “The Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce, and him who covers

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