I have nearly completed a paper on Malachi 2:16 which I intend to publish at Academia. Update Sept 2026: I published the paper in Nov 2020. Click here to access it. The paper will present the results of my research on the translation of Malachi 2:16. I will give evidence to show that Myles Coverdale's… Continue reading Malachi 2:16 – Academic paper by Barbara Roberts
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If a man hates his wife he should set her free from the marriage. That’s what Malachi 2:16 says.
Post substantially updated Aug-Sept 2026. In Coverdale's translation of Malachi 2:16, God message to husbands is "If you hate your wife, release her! Let her go free! And give her a clothing for the scorn. Look well to your spirit, and do not despise her." Malachi 2:16 was identical in the 1535 Coverdale Bible and… Continue reading If a man hates his wife he should set her free from the marriage. That’s what Malachi 2:16 says.