Malachi 2:11 meaning and explanation

Judah 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.

Malachi 2:11, Berean Standard Bible

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God speaks through Malachi to the returned exiles in Judah, charging them with covenant unfaithfulness. The "daughter of a foreign god" means a woman from a people whose worship of other gods would draw Judah away from the LORD.

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