38 (A)I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me. (B)I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, (C)but they shall not enter the land of Israel. (D)Then you will know that I am the Lord.

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38 I will purge(A) you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.(B)

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“For behold, I will command,
    (A)and shake the house of Israel among all the nations
as one shakes with a sieve,
    but no pebble shall fall to the earth.
10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,
    who say, (B)‘Disaster shall not overtake or meet us.’

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“For I will give the command,
    and I will shake the people of Israel
    among all the nations
as grain(A) is shaken in a sieve,(B)
    and not a pebble will reach the ground.(C)
10 All the sinners among my people
    will die by the sword,(D)
all those who say,
    ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’(E)

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My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, (A)nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, (B)nor shall they enter the land of Israel. (C)And you shall know that I am the Lord God.

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My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying(A) divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records(B) of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(C)

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11 Therefore I (A)swore in my wrath,
    “They shall not enter (B)my rest.”

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11 So I declared on oath(A) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(B)

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He will sit (A)as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring (B)offerings in righteousness to the Lord.[a]

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  1. Malachi 3:3 Or and they will belong to the Lord, bringers of an offering in righteousness

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(A) he will purify(B) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(C) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(D)

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In the whole land, declares the Lord,
    two thirds shall be cut off and perish,
    (A)and one third shall be left alive.
And (B)I will put this third into the fire,
    and refine them as one refines silver,
    and test them as gold is tested.
(C)They will call upon my name,
    and (D)I will answer them.
(E)I will say, ‘They are my people’;
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

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In the whole land,” declares the Lord,
    “two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
    yet one-third will be left in it.(A)
This third I will put into the fire;(B)
    I will refine them like silver(C)
    and test them like gold.(D)
They will call(E) on my name(F)
    and I will answer(G) them;
I will say, ‘They are my people,’(H)
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.(I)’”

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And the slain shall fall in your midst, and you shall know that I am the Lord.

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Your people will fall slain(A) among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.(B)

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14 (A)so that none of the remnant of Judah who have come to live in the land of Egypt shall escape or survive (B)or return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return to dwell there. For they shall not return, (C)except some fugitives.”

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14 None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.”(A)

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The Great Day of the Lord

[a] “For behold, (A)the day is coming, (B)burning like an oven, when (C)all the arrogant and (D)all evildoers (E)will be stubble. The day that is coming (F)shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you (G)who fear my name, (H)the sun (I)of righteousness shall rise (J)with healing in its wings. You shall go out (K)leaping like calves from the stall. And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, (L)on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.

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  1. Malachi 4:1 Ch 4:1–6 is ch 3:19–24 in Hebrew

Judgment and Covenant Renewal

[a]“Surely the day is coming;(A) it will burn like a furnace.(B) All the arrogant(C) and every evildoer will be stubble,(D) and the day that is coming will set them on fire,(E)” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch(F) will be left to them. But for you who revere my name,(G) the sun of righteousness(H) will rise with healing(I) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(J) like well-fed calves. Then you will trample(K) on the wicked; they will be ashes(L) under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.

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  1. Malachi 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:19-24.

49 And they shall return your lewdness upon you, and (A)you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and (B)you shall know that I am the Lord God.”

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49 You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry.(A) Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(B)

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(A)And I will set my face against them. Though (B)they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them, (C)and you will know that I am the Lord, (D)when I set my face against them.

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I will set my face against(A) them. Although they have come out of the fire(B), the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord.(C)

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21 (A)But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, (B)I will[a] bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord God.”

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  1. Ezekiel 11:21 Hebrew To the heart of their detestable things and their abominations their heart goes; I will

21 But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols,(A) I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.(B)

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16 The Lord has made himself (A)known; he has executed judgment;
    the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion.[a] Selah

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  1. Psalm 9:16 Probably a musical or liturgical term

16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](A)

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  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.