Malachi 3:4

Malachi 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)“Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Will be pleasant to the Lord, As in the days of old, As in former years.

Context of Malachi 3:4

2But who will be able to endure the day he comes? Who will be able to survive on the day he appears? He is like a purifying fire and like a cleansing soap. 3He will act like a refiner and a purifier of silver. He will purify Levi’s sons and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will bring acceptable offerings to the Lord. The offerings from Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the past, as in years long ago. 5“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies. 6“I, the Lord, never change. That is why you descendants of Jacob haven’t been destroyed yet.

Malachi 3:4 word by word

וְעָֽרְבָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִנְחַ֥ת יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּימֵ֣י עוֹלָ֔ם וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shall the offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• be pleasantעָרַב‛ârêb · to pleaseH6149
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• as in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of oldעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: antiquityH5769
• and as in formerקַדְמֹנִיqadmônîy qadmônîy · eastern: olderH6931
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Malachi 3:4

• Isaiah 1:26I will give you judges like you had long ago, advisers like you had in the beginning. After that you will be called the Righteous City, the Faithful Town.”
• Isaiah 56:7Then I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, because my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
• Jeremiah 30:18“This is what the Lord says: I’m going to bring the captives back to Jacob’s tents and show compassion on their homes. Cities will be built on the ruins, and fortified palaces will be built in their rightful place.
• Jeremiah 31:23This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: When I have brought them back from captivity, they will once again use this saying in Judah and in its cities: “The Lord bless you, home of righteousness, holy mountain.
• Ezekiel 20:40“ ‘The entire nation of Israel, everyone in the land, will worship me on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Almighty Lord. There I will accept you. There I will look for your offerings, your best gifts, and all your holy gifts.
• Ezekiel 43:26For seven days the priests should make peace with the Lord at the altar, purify it, and consecrate it.
• Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth. The mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the holy mountain.
• Zechariah 14:20On that day “Holy to the Lord” will be written on the bells of the horses. And the cooking pots in the house of the Lord will be like the bowls in front of the altar.
• 1 Chronicles 15:26Because God helped the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
• 1 Chronicles 16:1The men carrying the ark set it inside the tent David had put up for it. They presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.
• 1 Chronicles 21:26David built an altar for the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and the Lord answered him by ⌞sending⌟ fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings.
• 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God!” So the whole assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors and knelt in front of the Lord and the king.
• 2 Chronicles 1:6In the Lord’s presence Solomon went to the bronze altar in front of the tent of meeting and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings on it.
• 2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices, and the Lord’s glory filled the temple.
• 2 Chronicles 8:12Then Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar that he built in front of the entrance hall.
• 2 Chronicles 29:31Hezekiah said, “You have dedicated your lives to the Lord. Come, bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord’s temple.” The assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and everyone who was willing brought burnt offerings.

Commentaries on Malachi 3:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Then (And) shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem - The “law,” the new revelation of God, was to Isaiah 2:3. “go forth from Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.” Judah and Jerusalem then are here the Christian Church. “They shall be, pleasant (literally sweet) unto the Lord.” It is a reversal (using the self-same word) of what God had said of them in the time of their religious decay Hosea 9:4. “they shall not offer wine-offerings to the Lord…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Malachi's fourth message addresses the difference between God's justice and human justice (Malachi 2:17). This section sounds like a courtroom charge against Judah. It presents God’s formal accusation. Malachi condemns religious behavior that follows rules but lacks sincere devotion (see Malachi 3:14). This kind of worship goes against God’s justice. The prophet calls the people to honesty and to real concern for others in their community.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. as in the days of old--(Mal 1:11; 2:5, 6). The "offering" (Mincha, Hebrew) is not expiatory, but prayer, thanksgiving, and self-dedication (Ro 12:1; He 13:15; 1Pe 2:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 3:4

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Malachi
• Worship

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• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Change
• Mournfully
• Prove
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• Covenant, the New
• Malachi

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