Malachi 3

The Purifier

1“1BeholdH2009, I am going to sendH7971 2My 3messengerH4397, and he will 45clearH6437 the wayH1870 beforeH6440 Me. And the LordH113, whomH834 you seekH1245, will suddenlyH6597 comeH935 to His templeH1964; 6and the 78messengerH4397 of the covenantH1285, in whomH834 you delightH2655, beholdH2009, He is comingH935,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 2“But whoH4310 can 9endureH3557 the dayH3117 of His comingH935? And whoH4310 can standH5975 when He appearsH7200? For He is like a 10refiner’sH6884 fireH784 and like 11fullers’H3526 soapH1287. 3He will sitH3427 as a smelterH6884 and purifierH2891 of silverH3701, and He will 12purifyH2891 the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 and refineH2212 them like goldH2091 and silverH3701, so that they may 13presentH5066 to the LordH3068 14offeringsH4503 in righteousnessH6666. 4Then the 15offeringH4503 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 will be 16pleasingH6149 to the LordH3068 as in the 17daysH3117 of oldH5769 and as in formerH6931 yearsH8141.

5“Then I will drawH7126 nearH7126 to you for judgmentH4941; and I will be a swiftH4116 witnessH5707 against the 18sorcerersH3784 and against the 19adulterersH5003 and against those who 20swearH7650 falselyH8267, and against those who oppressH6231 the 21wageH7916 earnerH7916 in his wagesH7939, the 22widowH490 and the 23orphanH3490, and those who turnH5186 asideH5186 the 2425alienH1616 and do not 26fearH3372 Me,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 6“For 27I, the LordH3068, 28do not changeH8132; therefore you, O sonsH1121 of JacobH3290, 29are not consumedH3615.

7“From the 30daysH3117 of your fathersH1 you have turnedH5493 asideH5493 from My statutesH2706 and have not keptH8104 them. 31ReturnH7725 to Me, and I will returnH7725 to you,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. “But you sayH559, ‘HowH4100 shall we returnH7725?’

You Have Robbed God

8“Will a manH120 32robH6906 GodH430? YetH3588 you are robbingH6906 Me! But you sayH559, ‘HowH4100 have we robbedH6906 You?’ In 33tithesH4643 and 34offeringsH8641. 9You are 35cursedH779 with a curseH3994, for you are 36robbingH6906 Me, the wholeH3605 nationH1471 of you! 1037BringH935 the wholeH3605 titheH4643 into the storehouseH214, so that there may be 38foodH2964 in My houseH1004, and testH974 Me nowH4994 in thisH2088,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, “ifH518 I will not 39openH6605 for you the windowsH699 of heavenH8064 and 40pourH7385 out for you a blessingH1293 untilH5704 4142it overflowsH1097H1767. 11Then I will rebukeH1605 the 43devourerH398 for you, so that it will not 44destroyH7843 the fruitsH6529 of the groundH127; norH3808 will your vineH1612 in the fieldH7704 castH7921 its grapes,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 12“45AllH3605 the nationsH1471 will callH833 you blessedH833, for you shall be a 46delightfulH2656 landH776,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.

13“Your wordsH1697 have beenH2388 47arrogantH2388 againstH5921 Me,” saysH559 the LordH3068. “Yet you sayH559, ‘WhatH4100 have we spokenH1696 againstH5921 You?’ 14You have saidH559, ‘It is 48vainH7723 to serveH5647 GodH430; and whatH4100 49profitH1215 is it that we have keptH8104 His chargeH4931, and that we have walkedH1980 in mourningH6941 beforeH4480H6440 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635? 15So nowH6258 we 50callH833 the arrogantH2086 blessedH833; not onlyH1571 are the doersH6213 of wickednessH7564 builtH1129 up but they alsoH1571 testH974 GodH430 and 51escapeH4422.’”

The Book of Remembrance

16ThenH227 those who 52fearedH3372 the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to oneH376 anotherH7453, and the LordH3068 53gaveH7181 attentionH7181 and heardH8085 it, and a 54bookH5612 of remembranceH2146 was writtenH3789 beforeH6440 Him for those who 55fearH3372 the LordH3068 and who esteemH2803 His nameH8034. 17“They will be 56Mine,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, “on the 57dayH3117 that I 58prepareH6213 My 5960own possessionH5459, and I will 61spareH2550 them as a manH376 6263sparesH2550 his own sonH1121 who servesH5647 him.” 18So you will againH7725 64distinguishH7200 betweenH996 the righteousH6662 and the wickedH7563, betweenH996 one who servesH5647 GodH430 and one whoH834 does not serveH5647 Him.