Malachi 2:9

2:9 “Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your ¹  instruction.”

Malachi 2:2

2:2 If you do not listen and take seriously ²  the need to honor my name,” says the Lord who rules over all, “I will send judgment ³  on you and turn your blessings into curses – indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.

[2:9]  ¹ tn Heb “in the instruction” (so NASB). The Hebrew article is used here as a possessive pronoun (cf. NRSV, NLT).

[2:2]  ² tn Heb “and if you do not place upon [the] heart”; KJV, NAB, NRSV “lay it to heart.”

[2:2]  ³ tn Heb “the curse” (so NASB, NRSV); NLT “a terrible curse.”