Malachi 2 · Verse 11

Malachi 2:11

Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Malachi 2:11, King James Version

Malachi 2:11 in other translations

BSBJudah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.
WEBJudah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
ASVJudah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.
YLTDealt treacherously hath Judah, And abomination hath been done in Israel, and in Jerusalem, For polluted hath Judah the holy thing of Jehovah, That He hath loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
DARBYJudah hath dealt unfaithfully, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the sanctuary of Jehovah which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strangegod.
BBEJudah has been acting falsely, and a disgusting thing has been done in Jerusalem; for Judah has made unclean the holy place of the Lord which is dear to him, and has taken as his wife the daughter of a strange god.
WebsterJudah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD whom he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

What does Malachi 2:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Malachi 2:10-16

10-16. Reproof of those who contracted marriages with foreigners and repudiated their Jewish wives. 10. Have we not all one father?--Why, seeing we all have one common origin, "do we deal treacherously against one another" ("His brother" being a general expression implying that all are "brethren" and sisters as children of the same Father above (1Th 4:3-6), and so including the wives so injured)? namely, by putting…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Daughter of a strange god - Of a man who worships an idol.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Malachi 2:10-17

Corrupt practices are the fruit of corrupt principles; and he who is false to his God, will not be true to his fellow mortals. In contempt of the marriage covenant, which God instituted, the Jews put away the wives they had of their own nation, probably to make room for strange wives. They made their lives bitter to them; yet, in the sight of others, they pretend to be tender of them. Consider she is thy wife; thy…

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Malachi 2:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.Dahit has acted treacherouslyH898
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.Vahand an abominationH8441
נֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.Tahit has been doneH6213
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478
וּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.Limand in JerusalemH3389
כִּ֣י\׀kiforH3588
חִלֵּ֣לchi.Lelit has profanedH2490
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
קֹ֤דֶשׁKo.desh[the] sanctuary ofH6944
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָהֵ֔ב'a.Hevhe lovesH157
וּבָעַ֖לu.va.'Aland it has marriedH1166
בַּת\־bat-a daughter ofH1323
אֵ֥ל'ela god ofH410
נֵכָֽר\׃ne.KharforeignnessH5236

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Malachi 2:11

  • 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

    Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, …

  • Ezra 9:1-2

    Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

  • 1 Kings 11:1-8

    But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. …

  • Deuteronomy 7:3-6

    Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

  • Nehemiah 13:23-29

    In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people. And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. …

  • Exodus 19:5-6

    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

  • Revelation 21:8

    But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

  • Leviticus 20:26

    And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

  • Psalms 106:34-39

    They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the Lord commanded them: But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, …

  • Hosea 6:7

    But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

  • Genesis 6:1-2

    And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

  • Psalms 106:28

    They joined themselves also unto Baal–peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and an.
Le 18:24-30; Jer 7:10; Eze 18:13; 22:11; Re 21:8
profaned.
Ex 19:5,6; Le 20:26; De 7:3-6; 14:2; 33:26-29; Ps 106:28,34-39
Jer 2:3,7,8,21,22
loved. or, ought to love. and hath.
Ge 6:1,2; Jud 3:6; 1Ki 11:1-8; Ezr 9:1,2,12; 10:2; Ne 13:23-29
Ho 6:7; 2Co 6:14-18

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Context

  • Malachi 2:10

    Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

  • Malachi 2:11

    Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

  • Malachi 2:12

    The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.

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Malachi 2:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Prevaricó Judá, y en Israel y en Jerusalem ha sido cometida abominación; porque Judá ha profanado la santidad de Jehová que amó, y casádose con hija de dios extraño.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Juda a agi perfidement, et l’abomination se commet en Israël et dans Jérusalem; car Juda a profané le sanctuaire de l’ Éternel, qu’il aima, et a épousé la fille d’un ✶dieu étranger.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Juda hat treulos gehandelt, und ein Greuel ist verübt worden in Israel und in Jerusalem; denn Juda hat das Heiligtum Jehovas entweiht, welches er liebte, und ist mit der Tochter eines fremden Gottes vermählt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Transgressus est Juda, et abominatio facta est in Israël et in Jerusalem, quia contaminavit Juda sanctificationem Domini, quam dilexit, et habuit filiam dei alieni.