11. Judah cheated—a detestable thing was done in Israel and Jerusalem.Judah made the Lord’s holy place impure, which God loved,and married the daughter of a foreign god.
12. May the Lord eliminate anyone who does so from the tents of Jacob,anyone awaking, testifying,and making an offering to the Lord of heavenly forces.
13. You should do this as well:cover the altar of the Lord with tears, weeping, and groaningbecause there is still no divine favor for your offering or favorable regardfor anything from your hand.
14. But you say, "Why?"Because the Lord testifies about youand the wife of your youth against whom you cheated.She is your partner,the wife of your covenant.
15. Didn’t he make her the oneand the remnant of his spirit? What is the one?The one seeking godly offspring.You should guard your own spirit.Don’t cheat on the wife of your youth
16. because he hates divorce,says the Lord God of Israel,and he also hates the one covering his garment with violence,says the Lord of heavenly forces.Guard your own life, and don’t cheat.
17. You have made the Lord tired with your words.You say, "How have we made him tired?"When you say:"Anyone doing evil is good in the Lord’s eyes,"or "He delights in those doing evil,"or "Where is the God of justice?"