Catholic Public Domain Version
"My covenant was with him for life and peace. And I gave him fear, and he feared me, and he was afraid before the face of my name. "
— Malachi 2:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.”
“My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name. ”
“"My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name.”
““My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace. I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe, and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me.”
“My covenant was with him of life and peace: and I gave him fear: and he feared me, and he was afraid before my name.”
“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.”
“My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.”
If you will refuse to listen, and if you will refuse to take it to heart, so as to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, I will send destitution upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yes, I will curse them. For you have not taken it to heart.
Behold, I will cast forth an arm to you, and I will scatter across your face the dung of your solemnities, and it will take you to itself.
And you will know that I sent you this commandment, so that my covenant might be with Levi, says the Lord of hosts.
My covenant was with him for life and peace. And I gave him fear, and he feared me, and he was afraid before the face of my name.
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned away many from iniquity.
For the lips of the priests will keep knowledge, and they will request the law from his mouth, because he is an angel of the Lord of hosts.
But you have withdrawn from the way, and you have scandalized very many in the law. You have nullified the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts.