Malachi 2:4 “Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My co…”

Malachi 2:4

Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

World English Bible

You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says the LORD of Armies.

American Standard Version

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Geneva Bible 1599

And yee shall know, that I haue sent this commandement vnto you, that my couenant, which I made with Leui, might stand, sayeth the Lord of hostes.

Darby Translation

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Young's Literal Translation

And ye have known that I have sent unto you this charge, For My covenant being with Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“ye”

Ezekiel 38:23 Jeremiah 28:9 Luke 10:11 1 Kings 22:25 Isaiah 26:11 Ezekiel 33:33

Ezekiel 38:23 · BSB

I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Jeremiah 28:9 · BSB

As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.”

Luke 10:11 · BSB

‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

1 Kings 22:25 · BSB

Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”

Isaiah 26:11 · BSB

O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

Ezekiel 33:33 · BSB

So when it comes to pass—and surely it will come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

“that my”

Ezekiel 44:9–16 Matthew 3:12 John 15:2 Isaiah 1:24–28 Isaiah 27:9 Ezekiel 20:38–41

Ezekiel 44:9–16 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.

Matthew 3:12 · BSB

His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

John 15:2 · BSB

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

Isaiah 1:24–28 · BSB

Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

Isaiah 27:9 · BSB

Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standin…

Ezekiel 20:38–41 · BSB

And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Also

Numbers 3:12 Nehemiah 13:29 Numbers 3:45

Numbers 3:12 · BSB

“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,

Nehemiah 13:29 · BSB

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

Numbers 3:45 · BSB

“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Behold, I will rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it.

5“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

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