Passage

Judah and the broken covenant

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹¹Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

Malachi 2:11World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The accusation says Judah has profaned the LORD's holiness and married the daughter of a foreign god.

To understand

The preceding questions speak of one father, one creator and treachery against a brother. The marriage accusation appears within this account of a broken covenant among the people.

A question

Which shared relationship is recalled before the accusation against Judah?