Malachi 2:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 2:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 2:13 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 2:13 — KJV
“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.”
— Malachi 2:13 (KJV)
Malachi 2:13 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 2:13
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:13: done, again, lord
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:13: again, lord, any
“And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:13: lord, any, more
“And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:13: done, lord, good
“And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:13: altar, lord, offering
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