Malachi 3:18
New International Version
18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(A) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(B)
Malachi 3:14-4:1
New International Version
14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(A) to serve(B) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(C) and going about like mourners(D) before the Lord Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant(E) blessed. Certainly evildoers(F) prosper,(G) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”
The Faithful Remnant
16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(H) A scroll(I) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(J) the Lord and honored his name.
17 “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my(K) treasured possession.(L) I will spare(M) them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son(N) who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(O) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(P)
Judgment and Covenant Renewal
4 [a]“Surely the day is coming;(Q) it will burn like a furnace.(R) All the arrogant(S) and every evildoer will be stubble,(T) and the day that is coming will set them on fire,(U)” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch(V) will be left to them.
Footnotes
- Malachi 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:19-24.
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