Malachi 2:10-14

Breaking Covenant Through Divorce 10Do we not all have one Father Or father ? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another? 11Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the LORD loves by marrying women who worship a foreign god.

12As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the LORD remove him from the tents of Jacob Or 12 May the Lord remove from the tents of Jacob anyone who gives testimony in behalf of the man who does this —even though he brings an offering to the LORD Almighty. 13Another thing you do: You flood the LORD ’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands.

14You ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.