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Malachi 2:5 KJV
Malachi · chapter 2 · verse 5 · King James 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.Malachi 2:5 · King James Version
Malachi 2:5 in context
3Behold, 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.
4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
5My 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.
6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Key words (Strong's)
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- fearedyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- afraidchâthathproperly, to prostrateH2865 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- peaceshâlôwmsafeH7965 →
- lifechayaliveH2416 →
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