Malachi 3:6

Malachi 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
• New International Version (NIV)“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

Context of Malachi 3:6

4Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in ancient years. 5“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts. “For I am the Lord, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end. 7“Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ 8“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings [you have withheld].

Malachi 3:6 word by word

כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א שָׁנִ֑יתִי וְאַתֶּ֥ם בְּנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֹ֥א כְלִיתֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I changeשָׁנָהshânâh · to changeH8138
• not; therefore ye sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• are not consumedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615

Cross-references for Malachi 3:6

• Genesis 15:7And He said to him, “I am the [same] Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land as an inheritance.”
• Genesis 22:16and said, “By Myself (on the basis of Who I Am) I have sworn [an oath], declares the Lord, that since you have done this thing and have not withheld [from Me] your son, your only son [of promise],
• Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “You shall say this to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
• Nehemiah 9:7You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham.
• Isaiah 41:13For I the Lord your God keep hold of your right hand; [I am the Lord], Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
• Isaiah 42:5This is what God the Lord says, He who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its produce, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk on it,
• Isaiah 43:11I, [only] I, am the Lord, And there is no Savior besides Me.
• Isaiah 44:6“For the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts says this, ‘I am the First and I am the Last; And there is no God besides Me.
• Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord, and there is no one else; There is no God except Me. I will embrace and arm you, though you have not known Me,
• Jeremiah 32:27“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too difficult for Me?”
• Hosea 11:9I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not return to Ephraim to destroy him again. For I am God and not man, the Holy One in your midst [who will not revoke My covenant], And I will not come in wrath or enter the city [in judgment].
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
• 1 Samuel 15:29Also the Splendor and Glory and Eminence of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”
• Psalms 102:26Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.
• Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
• Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever.

Commentaries on Malachi 3:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I am the Lord, I change not - The new dispensation of grace and goodness, which is now about to be introduced, is not the effect of any change in my counsels; it is, on the contrary, the fulfillment of my everlasting purposes; as is also the throwing aside of the Mosaic ritual, which was only intended to introduce the great and glorious Gospel of my Son. And because of this ancient covenant, ye Jews are not totally consumed; but ye are now, and shall be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I am the Lord, I change not - , better, more concisely, “I, the Lord I change not - . The proper name of God, “He who Is,” involves His unchangeableness. For change implies imperfection; it changes to that which is either more perfect or less perfect: to somewhat which that being, who changes, is not or has not. But God has everything in Himself perfectly. “Thou Alone, O Lord, Art what Thou Art, and Thou Art Who Art. For what is one thing in the whole and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-12Malachi’s fifth message repeats the first message (Malachi 1:2–5) by emphasizing God's faithfulness to his promises. He urges Israel to be equally faithful in worship, especially by giving their tithes and offerings. If Malachi is like a courtroom scene, the fifth message is the judge’s decision. The main message is repentance. God desires honest and sincere worship from his people, of which tithing is a symbol.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. the Lord--Jehovah: a name implying His immutable faithfulness in fulfilling His promises: the covenant name of God to the Jews (Ex 6:3), called here "the sons of Jacob," in reference to God's covenant with that patriarch. I change not--Ye are mistaken in inferring that, because I have not yet executed judgment on the wicked, I am changed from what I once was, namely, a God of judgment. therefore ye ... are not consumed--Ye yourselves being "not…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 3:6

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• Malachi

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Change
• Jehovah
• Mournfully
• Prove
• Rob
• Immutability; Immutable
• Malachi
• Vulgate

Commentaries on Malachi 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings