Malachi 2:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 2:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 2:9 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 2:9 — KJV
“Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. have been...: or, lifted up the face against: Heb. accepted faces”
— Malachi 2:9 (KJV)
Malachi 2:9 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 2:9
“He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: face: Heb. eye”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:9: therefore, people, face
“Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:9: therefore, made, before
“And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. All...: or, Peace be to thee: Heb. Peace delivered...: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:9: before, lifted, face
“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. with: Heb. before honourable: or, gracious: Heb. lifted up, or, accepted in countenance deliverance: or, victory”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:9: also, before, lifted
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:9: according, ways, law
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