Bible in Basic English
"See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it."
— Malachi 2:3, Bible in Basic English
“Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.”
“I am about to discipline your children and will spread offal on your faces, the very offal produced at your festivals, and you will be carried away along with it.”
And now, O you priests, this order is for you.
If you will not give ear and take it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of armies, then I will send the curse on you and will put a curse on your blessing: truly, even now I have put a curse on it, because you do not take it to heart.
See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.
And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies.
My agreement with him was on my side life and peace, and I gave them to him; on his side fear, and he had fear of me and gave honour to my name.
True teaching was in his mouth, and no evil was seen on his lips: he was walking with me in peace and righteousness, turning numbers of people away from evil-doing.