Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For the lips of the priest shall watch knowledge, and they shall seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of Jehovah of armies.
New American Standard Bible
For the lips of a priest should preserve
King James Version
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Holman Bible
For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
International Standard Version
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he's the messenger of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
A Conservative Version
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth. For he is the messenger of LORD of hosts.
American Standard Version
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
Amplified
For the lips of the priest should guard and preserve knowledge [of My law], and the people should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
Bible in Basic English
For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.
Darby Translation
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seek the law; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
King James 2000
For the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the lips of [the] priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek instruction from his mouth, for he [is] the messenger of Yahweh of hosts.
Modern King James verseion
For the priest's lips should guard knowledge, and they should seek the Law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of Hosts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the priest's lips should be sure knowledge, that men may seek the law at his mouth, for he is a messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
NET Bible
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.
New Heart English Bible
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the lips of a priest, should keep knowledge, and, a deliverance, should men seek at his mouth, - for, the messenger of Yahweh of hosts, he is.
Webster
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
World English Bible
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.
Youngs Literal Translation
For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he is.
Themes
Christian ministers » Duties of the church to
Christian ministers » Messengers of the lord of hosts
Contempt » Who the lord made contemptible
Corruption » Who corrupted the covenant of levi
Courts of justice » Superior court » Consisted subsequently of priests and levites
Jews, the » Had an ecclesiastical establishment
Knowledge » The priest's lips should keep
the Law of moses » Priests and levites to teach
Leaders » Religious priests » Should be holy
Ministers » Their people are bound, to » Attend to their instructions
Priest » Duties of » Teach the law
priests » Garments of » Should be holy
priests » The duties of a priest
Religious » priests » Should be holy
Seeking God » Includes seeking » His commandments
Titles and names of ministers » Messengers of the lord of hosts
Topics
Interlinear
Saphah
Shamar
Baqash
Peh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 2:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Oracle Against The Temple Priesthood
6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: in truth and in uprightness he went with me, and he turned back many from iniquity. 7 For the lips of the priest shall watch knowledge, and they shall seek the law from his mouth: for he is the messenger of Jehovah of armies. 8 And ye departed out of the way; ye made many weak by the law; ye corrupted the covenant of Levi, said Jehovah of armies.
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 10:11
And to teach the sons of Israel all the laws which Jehovah spake to them by the hand of Moses.
Jeremiah 18:18
And they will say, Come, and we will purpose purposes against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, and counsel from the wise, and the word from the prophet Come, and we will strike him with the tongue, and we will not attend to any of his words.
Deuteronomy 17:8-11
When a word shall be hard for thee for judging between blood to blood, between controversy to controversy, and between blow to blow, words of contention in thy gates; and thou didst arise and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose in it;
Haggai 1:13
And Haggai the messenger of Jehovah will say in the message of Jehovah to the people, I am with you, says Jehovah.
John 13:20
Truly, truly, I say to you, He receiving whomsoever I shall send receives me; and he receiving me receives him having sent me.
Numbers 27:21
And before Eleazar the priest, he shall stand, and he asked for him in the judgment of the Lights before Jehovah: at his mouth they shall go out, and at his mouth they shall come in, he and all the sons of Israel with him, and all the assembly.
Deuteronomy 21:5
And the priests, the sons of Levi, came near, for in them Jehovah thy God chose to serve him and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth shall be every controversy and every blow.
Deuteronomy 24:8
Watch in the stroke of leprosy to watch greatly, and to do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them ye shall watch to do.
2 Chronicles 17:8-9
And with them the Levites, him Heard of Jehovah, and The gift of Jehovah, and him Jehovah gave, and him God made, and The Watchful of Death, and him Jehovah gave, and the Lord Jehovah, and The Good of Jehovah, and The Good Lord Jehovah, Levites; and with them God will hear, and Jehovah exalted the priests.
2 Chronicles 30:22
And Hezekiah will speak to the heart of all the Levites considering the good knowledge to Jehovah: and they will eat at the appointment seven days, sacrificing sacrifices of peace, and confessing to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
Ezra 7:10
For Ezra prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do, and to teach in Israel the law and judgment.
Nehemiah 8:2-8
And Ezra the priest will bring the law before the convocation, from man and even to woman, and all understanding to hear in one day to the seventh month.
Isaiah 42:19
Who blind but my servant? and deaf as my messenger I shall send? who blind he being perfect? and blind as the servant of Jehovah?
Isaiah 44:26
Setting up the word of his servant, and he will complete the cousnel of his messengers; saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be dwelt in; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and will raise up her wastes:
Jeremiah 15:19
For this, thus said Jehovah, If thou wilt turn back, and I will turn thee back, thou shalt stand before me: and if thou shalt bring forth the precious from the vile thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall turn back to thee and thou shalt not turn back to them.
Haggai 2:11-13
Thus said Jehovah of armies, Ask now the priests the law, saying,
Malachi 3:1
Behold me sending my messenger, and he looked upon the way before my face: and suddenly Jehovah whom ye seek shall come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in: behold him coming, said Jehovah of armies.
John 20:21
Then said Jesus again to them, Peace to you: as the Father has sent me, I also send you.
Acts 16:17
She having followed Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who announce to us the way of salvation.
2 Corinthians 5:20
For Christ therefore are we ambassadors, as of God beseeching by us: we pray for the sake of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.
Galatians 4:14
And my temptation in my flesh, ye counted not as nothing, nor spurned; but as an angel of God ye received me, as Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 4:8
For surely therefore he despising, despises not man, but God, he also giving his holy Spirit for us.
2 Timothy 2:24-25
And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all, giving instruction, enduring evil,