The Coming Messenger
And he will bprepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
cEven the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, dHe is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
And bwho can stand when He appears?
For cHe is like a refiner’s fire
And like launderers’ soap.
He will purify the sons of Levi,
And purge them as gold and silver,
That they may boffer to the Lord
An offering in righteousness.
Will be1 pleasant to the Lord,
As in the days of old,
As in former years.
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
aAgainst perjurers,
Against those who bexploit wage earners and cwidows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
You have gone away from My ordinances
And have not kept them.
bReturn to Me, and I will return to you,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
c“But you said,
‘In what way shall we return?’
Do Not Rob God
Yet you have robbed Me!
But you say,
‘In what way have we robbed You?’
aIn tithes and offerings.
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the cwindows of heaven
And dpour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.
So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,”
Says the Lord of hosts;
For you will be aa delightful land,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
| << Malachi 2:17 | Malachi 3:2 >> |
Ai {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ai {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Ai {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Before {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Messenger {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Messenger {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Way {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Other definition entries containing Malachi 3:1:
Malachi, Prophecies of {Easton's}
| << Malachi 2:17 | Malachi 3:2 >> |
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