Malachi 2:2
Malachi · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.”Malachi 2:2
What Does Malachi 2:2 Mean?
Malachi 2:2 is found in the book of Malachi, chapter 2, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Malachi 2:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 28:15“But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:”Haggai 1:6“Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.”Malachi 3:9“Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.”Luke 17:18“There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.”Revelation 14:7“Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”Deuteronomy 28:20“The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.”Psalms 69:22“Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.”Psalms 81:11“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.”Proverbs 3:33“The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.”Jeremiah 13:17“But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.”Leviticus 26:14“But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;”Proverbs 20:21“An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”Isaiah 57:1“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.”1 Peter 4:11“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”Psalms 132:15“I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.”Isaiah 42:25“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.”Ezekiel 3:7“But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.”Haggai 1:9“Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.”Luke 23:28“But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.”Deuteronomy 28:16“Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.”
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