Verse List for MAL 2:3

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OET (OET-RV) Listen, I’m about to rebuke your descendants, and I’ll spread the offal from your festivals on your faces, and you all will be taken away with it.

OET-LV Here_I am_about _to _rebuke to/for_you(pl) DOM the_offspring and_I _will _spread dung on your(pl)_faces the _dung _of your(pl)_festival _sacrifices _of_your(pl) and_someone _will _carry _away you(pl) to_him/it.

ULT Behold me, rebuking the seed, that is to you, and I will spread dung on your faces, the dung of your festivals, and one will take you away with it. [fn] [fn]

UST I am ready to punish you by keeping you from having good harvests. You will be disgraced, as if I had spread animal waste on your faces, the waste from the animals you sacrifice at festivals. People will consider you as worthless as that waste!

BSB & MSB Behold, I will rebuke your descendants,[fn] and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it.

OEB I will punish your descendants! I will spread offal upon your faces, even the offal of your pilgrim feasts, you will be discarded.

CSB “Look, I am going to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread animal waste over your faces, the waste from your festival sacrifices, and you will be taken away with it.

NLT I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your festival sacrifices, and I will throw you on the manure pile.

NIV “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.

CEV I will punish your descendants and rub your faces in the manure from your animal sacrifices, and then be done with you.

ESV Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung on your faces, the dung of your offerings, and you shall be taken away with it.

NASB “Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

LSB Behold, I am going to rebuke your seed, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

WEBBE & WMBB Behold, I will rebuke your offspring,[fn] and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

MSG ^(1-3)“And now this indictment, you priests! If you refuse to obediently listen, and if you refuse to honor me, God-of-the-Angel-Armies, in worship, then I’ll put you under a curse. I’ll exchange all your blessings for curses. In fact, the curses are already at work because you’re not serious about honoring me. Yes, and the curse will extend to your children. I’m going to plaster your faces with rotting garbage, garbage thrown out from your feasts. That’s what you have to look forward to!

NET I am about to discipline your children and will spread offal on your faces, the very offal produced at your festivals, and you will be carried away along with it.

LSV Behold, I am pushing away the seed before you,
And have scattered dung before your faces,
Dung of your festivals,
And it has taken you away with it.

FBV Watch out! I am going to penalize[fn] your descendants. I will spread manure on your faces from the animals you sacrifice, the manure from your religious festivals, and you will be thrown out with it.

T4T I will punish your descendants [MET], and it will be as though I will splatter on your faces some of the material inside the stomachs of the animals that are brought to be sacrificed, and you will be thrown away with the rest of that material.

LEB Look! I am going to rebuke _⌊your offspring_⌋,[fn] and I will scatter offal on your faces, the offal of your religious feasts, and you will be carried to it.[fn]

NRSV I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung on your faces, the dung of your offerings, and I will put you out of my presence.

NKJV “Behold, I will rebuke your descendants And spread refuse on your faces, The refuse of your solemn feasts; And one will take you away with it.

NAB I will rebuke your offspring; I will spread dung on your faces, Dung from your feasts, and will carry you to it.

BBE See, I will have your arm cut off, and will put waste on your faces, even the waste from your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

Moff I will disable your arms and spread dung over your faces and banish you from my presence;

JPS Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your hurt, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your sacrifices; and ye shall be taken away unto it.

ASV Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and ye shall be taken away with it.

DRA Behold, I will cast the shoulder to you, and I will scatter upon your face the dung of your solemnities, and it shall take you away with it.

YLT Lo, I am pushing away before you the seed, And have scattered dung before your faces, Dung of your festivals, And it hath taken you away with it.

Drby Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts; and they shall take you away with it.

RV Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your sake, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your sacrifices; and ye shall be taken away with it.
(Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your sake, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your sacrifices; and ye/you_all shall be taken away with it.)

SLT Behold me rebuking the seed to you, and I scattered dung upon your faces, the dung of your festivals; and it lifted you up to it.

Wbstr Behold, 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.

KJB-1769 Behold, 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.[fn][fn][fn]

KJB-1611 [fn][fn][fn]Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread doung vpon your faces, euen the doung of your solemne feasts, and one shall take you away with it.
(Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread downg upon your faces, even the downg of your solemn feasts, and one shall take you away with it.)

Bshps Beholde, I wyll corrupt your seede, and cast doung on your faces, euen the doung of your solempne feastes, & you shalbe like vnto it.
(Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and cast downg on your faces, even the downg of your solemn feasts, and you shall be like unto it.)

Gnva Behold, I wil corrupt your seede, and cast dongue vpon your faces, euen the dongue of your solemne feastes, and you shall be like vnto it.
(Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and cast dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts, and you shall be like unto it.)

Cvdl Beholde, I shal corruppe youre sede, and cast donge in youre faces: euen the donge of youre solempne feastes and it shal cleue fast vpon you.
(Behold, I shall corruppe your(pl) seed, and cast dung in your(pl) faces: even the dung of your(pl) solemn feasts and it shall cleave_or_cling fast upon you.)

Wycl Lo! Y schal caste to you the arm, and Y schal scatere on youre cheere the drit of youre solempnytees, and it schal take you with it.
(Lo! I shall cast/threw to you the arm, and I shall scatter on your(pl) cheere the drit of your(pl) solemnities, and it shall take you with it.)

Luth Siehe, ich will schelten euch samt dem Samen und den Kot eurer Feiertage euch ins Angesicht werfen, und soll an euch kleben bleiben.
(See/Look, I will scold you together_with to_him seed(s) and the faeces/filth yours(pl) holidays you into_the face throw, and should at/to you stick(v) remain/stay.)

ClVg Ecce ego projiciam vobis brachium, et dispergam super vultum vestrum stercus solemnitatum vestrarum, et assumet vos secum.
(Behold I I_will_throw to_you(pl) arm(n), and I_will_disperse over face of_you stercus solemnitatum of_yours, and will_assume you(pl) with_him.)

UHB הִנְ⁠נִ֨י גֹעֵ֤ר לָ⁠כֶם֙ אֶת־הַ⁠זֶּ֔רַע וְ⁠זֵרִ֤יתִי פֶ֨רֶשׁ֙ עַל־פְּנֵי⁠כֶ֔ם פֶּ֖רֶשׁ חַגֵּי⁠כֶ֑ם וְ⁠נָשָׂ֥א אֶתְ⁠כֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי⁠ו׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀφορίζω ὑμῖν τὸν ὦμον, καὶ σκορπιῶ ἔνυστρον ἐπὶ τὰ πρόσωπα ὑμῶν, ἔνυστρον ἑορτῶν, ὑμῶν, καὶ λήψομαι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὸ αὐτό·

BrTr Behold, [fn]I turn my back upon you, and I will scatter dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts, and I will carry you away at the same time.