| Mal. 3:1 |
I am about to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me; and suddenly the Lord, whom you seek, will come to His temple. And the Angel of the covenant, whom you desire, He will come, says Jehovah of hosts. |
| Mal. 3:2 |
And who will endure the day of His coming? And who will stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. |
| Mal. 3:3 |
And He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and purge them like gold and like silver, and they will offer to Jehovah a sacrifice in righteousness. |
| Mal. 3:4 |
And the sacrifice of Judah and of Jerusalem will be pleasing to Jehovah, as in the days of old and as in the former years. |
| Mal. 3:5 |
And I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely and against those who oppress the hired worker for his hire, [and] the widow and the orphan, and those who turn the stranger aside, and who do not fear Me, says Jehovah of hosts. |
| Mal. 3:6 |
For I, Jehovah, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. |
| Mal. 3:7 |
From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept [them.] Return to Me, and I will return to you, says Jehovah of hosts. But you say, How shall we return? |
| Mal. 3:8 |
Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me. But you say, How have we robbed You? In tithes and offerings. |
| Mal. 3:9 |
With the curse you are cursed, yet you, [even] the whole nation, rob Me. |
| Mal. 3:10 |
Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse that there may be food in My house; and prove Me, if you will, by this, says Jehovah of hosts, whether I will open to you the windows of heaven and pour out blessing for you until there is no room for it. |
| Mal. 3:11 |
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sake, and for your sake he will not destroy the fruit of the ground; and for your sake the vine will not lose its fruit in the field, says Jehovah of hosts. |
| Mal. 3:12 |
And all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says Jehovah of hosts. |
| Mal. 3:13 |
Your words have been strongly against Me, says Jehovah; but you say, What have we spoken against You? |
| Mal. 3:14 |
You say, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge and have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts? |
| Mal. 3:15 |
And now we call the arrogant blessed; not only have those who act wickedly been built up, but they also try God and escape. |
| Mal. 3:16 |
Then those who feared Jehovah spoke to one another, each with his neighbor. And Jehovah gave heed and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who feared Jehovah and considered His name. |
| Mal. 3:17 |
And they will be Mine, says Jehovah of hosts, a personal treasure, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them, as a man spares his son who serves him. |
| Mal. 3:18 |
And you will return and discern between him who is righteous and him who is wicked, between him who serves God and him who does not serve Him. |