Verse 14
Malachi 2:14
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And you have said: For what cause? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee, and the wife of thy youth, whom thou hast despised: yet she was thy partner, and the wife of thy covenant.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם עַל מָ֑ה עַ֡ל כִּי יְהוָה֩ הֵעִ֨יד בֵּינְ/ךָ֜ וּ/בֵ֣ין אֵ֣שֶׁת נְעוּרֶ֗י/ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אַתָּה֙ בָּגַ֣דְתָּה בָּ֔/הּ וְ/הִ֥יא חֲבֶרְתְּ/ךָ֖ וְ/אֵ֥שֶׁת בְּרִיתֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
And you shall say, "What is the matter, that the Lord has been a witness between you and between the wife of your youth, with whom you have dealt treacherously, yet she is your companion and the wife of your covenant?"
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