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.
The People Complain Harshly
Says the Lord,
“Yet you say,
‘What have we spoken against You?’
‘It is useless to serve God;
What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,
And that we have walked as mourners
Before the Lord of hosts?
For those who do wickedness are1 raised up;
They even btempt God and go free.’ ”
A Book of Remembrance
And the Lord listened and heard them;
So ca book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the Lord
And who1 meditate on His name.
“On the day that I make them My bjewels.
And cI will spare them
As a man spares his own son who serves him.”
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him.
| << Malachi 3:3 | Malachi 3:5 >> |
American Standard Version
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
Amplified® Bible
Then will the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in ancient years.
Contemporary English Version
and the offerings of the people of Judah and Jerusalem will please him, just as they did in the past.
Darby English Version
Then shall the oblation of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Good News Bible
Then the offerings which the people of Judah and Jerusalem bring to the LORD will be pleasing to him, as they used to be in the past.
King James Version
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
New American Standard Bible
"Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.
New International Version
and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.
New King James Version
"Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem
Will be pleasant to the LORD,
As in the days of old,
As in former years.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then the Lord will find the offering of Judah and Jerusalem pleasing as in the days of old and as in former years.
Revised Standard Version
Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.
Young's Literal Translation
And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.
New English Translation
The offerings1 of Judah and Jerusalem2 will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past.
| << Malachi 3:3 | Malachi 3:5 >> |
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