"Thereforesay,Behold,I givehim My covenantof peace;
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"I will makea covenantof peacewith them and eliminateharmfulbeastsfrom the landso that they may livesecurelyin the wildernessand sleepin the woods.
"For the mountainsmay be removedand the hillsmay shake,But My lovingkindnesswill not be removedfrom you, And My covenantof peacewill not be shaken,"Saysthe LORDwho hascompassionon you.
"Amalekis livingin the landof the Negevand the Hittitesand the Jebusitesand the Amoritesare livingin the hillcountry,and the Canaanitesare livingby the seaand by the sideof the Jordan."
Then Phinehasstoodup and interposed,And so the plaguewas stayed.
And it was reckonedto him for righteousness,To allgenerationsforever.
"I will makea covenantof peacewith them; it will be an everlastingcovenantwith them. And I will placethem and multiplythem, and will setMy sanctuaryin their midstforever.
"But as for you, you have turnedasidefrom the way;you have caused manyto stumbleby the instruction;you have corruptedthe covenantof Levi,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
