Mal 1:14 | TNotes | STEP | 1:14 Cursed: To “bind with a curse” was to deliver an individual over to misfortune as punishment for a serious crime against the community (see Deut 27:15-26 ; Jer 48:10 ). Malachi spoke for the Lord, so the curse was a pronouncement of doom.

bDeut 27:15-26►

cJer 48:10►

‏ Malachi 1:14

1:14 ^a Cursed: To “bind with a curse” was to deliver an individual over to misfortune as punishment for a serious crime against the community (see Deut 27:15-26 ^b; Jer 48:10 ^c). Malachi spoke for the Lord, so the curse was a pronouncement of doom.