Malachi 3:5-7
Christian Standard Bible
5 “I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien.(A) They do not fear me,”(B) says the Lord of Armies. 6 “Because I, the Lord, have not changed,(C) you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.[a](D)
Robbing God
7 “Since the days of your ancestors, you have turned from my statutes; you have not kept them.(E) Return to me,(F) and I will return to you,”(G) says the Lord of Armies.
Yet you ask, “How can we return?”
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- 3:6 Or Because I, the Lord, do not change, you descendants of Jacob are not destroyed
Malachi 3:5-7
New International Version
5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 “I the Lord do not change.(H) So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.(I) 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away(J) from my decrees and have not kept them. Return(K) to me, and I will return to you,”(L) says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask,(M) ‘How are we to return?’
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