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Malachi 3:4-6
New International Version
Malachi 3:4-6
New International Version
4 and the offerings(A) of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.(B)
5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(C) adulterers(D) and perjurers,(E) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(F) who oppress the widows(G) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(H) among you of justice, but do not fear(I) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 “I the Lord do not change.(J) So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.(K)
Malachi 3:4-6
King James Version
Malachi 3:4-6
King James Version
4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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Malachi 3:4-6
New American Standard Bible
Malachi 3:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 Then the [a]offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be (A)pleasing to the Lord as in the (B)days of old, and as in former years.
5 “Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the (C)sorcerers, the (D)adulterers, against those who (E)swear falsely, those who [b]oppress the (F)wage earner in his wages or the (G)widow or the [c]orphan, and those who turn away the (H)stranger from justice and do not [d]fear Me,” says the Lord of armies. 6 “For [e]I, the Lord, (I)do not change; therefore you, the sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
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- Malachi 3:4 Or grain offering
- Malachi 3:5 Or exploit
- Malachi 3:5 Or fatherless
- Malachi 3:5 Or revere
- Malachi 3:6 Or I am the Lord; I do not
Malachi 3:4-6
New King James Version
Malachi 3:4-6
New King James Version
4 “Then (A)the offering of Judah and Jerusalem
Will be [a]pleasant to the Lord,
As in the days of old,
As in former years.
5 And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(B)Against perjurers,
Against those who (C)exploit wage earners and (D)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Footnotes
- Malachi 3:4 pleasing
Malachi 3:4-6
English Standard Version
Malachi 3:4-6
English Standard Version
4 (A)Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be (B)a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those (C)who oppress the hired worker in his wages, (D)the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
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6 “For (E)I the Lord do not change; (F)therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
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