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Malachi 3:5-12

5And I will come nearוְקָרַבְתִּ֣יve.ka.rav.TiH7126to you to judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941;and I will be a swiftמְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.HerH4116witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against the sorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784,and against the adulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003,and against falseלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267swearersוּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםu.va.nish.ba.'ImH7650,and against those that oppressוּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.KeiH6231the hirelingשָׂ֠כִירSa.khirH7916in hiswagesשְׂכַר־se.kha.r.Sa-H7939,the widowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490,and the fatherlessוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,and that turn asideוּמַטֵּי־u.ma.tei-H5186the strangerגֵר֙gerH1616from his right,and fearיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372not me, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

6For I amthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,I changeשָׁנִ֑יתִיsha.Ni.tiH8138not; therefore ye sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290are not consumedכְלִיתֶֽם׃khe.li.TemH3615.

7Even from the daysלְמִימֵ֨יle.mi.MeiH3117of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1ye are gone awayסַרְתֶּ֤םsar.TemH5493from mine ordinancesמֵֽחֻקַּי֙me.chu.KaiH2706,and have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םshe.mar.TemH8104them.Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725unto me, and I will returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725unto you, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.But ye saidוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein shall we returnנָשֽׁוּב׃na.ShuvH7725?

8Will a manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120robהֲיִקְבַּ֨עha.yik.Ba'H6906Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?Yet ye have robbedקֹבְעִ֣יםkoe.'ImH6906me. But ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein have we robbedקְבַעֲנ֑וּךָke.va.'a.Nu.chaH6906thee? In tithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.SerH4643and offeringsוְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ve.ha.te.ru.MahH8641.

9Ye arecursedנֵֽאָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH779with a curseבַּמְּאֵרָה֙ba.me.'e.RahH3994:for ye have robbedקֹבְעִ֑יםkoe.'ImH6906me, eventhis whole nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471.

10Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935ye all the tithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜רha.ma.'a.SerH4643into the storehouseהָאוֹצָ֗רha.'o.TzarH214,that there may be meatטֶ֙רֶף֙te.refH2964in mine houseH1004,and proveוּבְחָנ֤וּנִיu.ve.cha.Nu.niH974me now herewithבָּזֹ֔אתba.ZotH2063,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,if I will not openאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605you the windowsאֲרֻבּ֣וֹת'a.ru.BotH699of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and pour you outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293, that there shall not be roomenoughדָֽי׃DaiH1767to receive it.

11And I will rebukeוְגָעַרְתִּ֤יve.ga.'ar.TiH1605the devourerבָּֽאֹכֵ֔לba.'o.KhelH398for your sakes, and he shall not destroyיַשְׁחִ֥תyash.ChitH7843the fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of your groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;neither shall your vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612cast her fruitתְשַׁכֵּ֨לte.sha.KelH7921before the time in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12And all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471shall call you blessedוְאִשְּׁר֥וּve.'i.she.RuH833:for ye shall be a delightsomeחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

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