Malachi 2:7 KJV
For 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.
Matthew Henry
- The priests reproved for neglecting their covenantWhat is here said of the covenant of priesthood, is true of the covenant of grace made with all believers, as spiritual priests. It is a covenant of life and...
Thompson Chains
- Instruction (2)See the chain from 1 Samuel 9:27 · 9 links
- God's MessengersSee the chain from Numbers 16:28 · 7 links
- Priests HolyLast of 7 links
Parallel Passages
- Deuteronomy 17:9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Leviticus 10:11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
- Jeremiah 18:18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
- Deuteronomy 17:8–11 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; …
- Haggai 1:13 Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.
- John 13:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
- Numbers 27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
- Deuteronomy 21:5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
- Deuteronomy 24:8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8–9 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. …
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
- Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
- Nehemiah 8:2–8 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. …
- Isaiah 42:19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?
- Isaiah 44:26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
- Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
- Haggai 2:11–13 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, …
- Malachi 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
- John 20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- Acts 16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
- Galatians 4:14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
- 2 Timothy 2:24–25 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, …
From OpenBible.info, most relevant first.
Topics
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For the priest's כֹהֵן kōhēn כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine singular
- lips כִּי kî Conjunction שִׂפְתֵי śiptê שָׂפָה Noun · feminine dual construct
- should keep יִשְׁמְרוּ yišmĕrû שָׁמַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- knowledge דַעַת daʿat דַּעַת Noun · feminine singular
- and they should seek יְבַקְשׁוּ yĕbaqšû בָּקַשׁ Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine plural
- the law וְתוֹרָה wĕtôrâ תּוֹרָה Noun · feminine singular · with and
- at his mouth מִפִּיהוּ mippîhû פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- for he is the messenger כִּי kî Conjunction מַלְאַךְ malʾak מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine singular construct הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- of hosts צְבָאוֹת ṣĕbāʾwōt צָבָא Noun · masculine or feminine plural
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
Notes, marks, and bookmarks on this verse are in the KJV Bible app.