New American Standard Bible 2020

Malachi 3:13-18

13“Your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697have beenH2388arrogantH2388againstעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921Me,” saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Yet you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100have we spokenנִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּnid.Bar.nuH1696againstעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921You?’

14You have saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם'a.mar.TemH559, ‘It ispointlessשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723to serveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100benefitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is it for usthat we have doneשָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙sha.Mar.nuH8104whatH4931He requiredH4931,and that we have walkedהָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ha.Lakh.nuH1980in mourningקְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔יתke.Do.ra.NitH6941beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635?

15So nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258wecallH833the arrogantזֵדִ֑יםze.DimH2086blessedH833;not onlyגַּם־gam-H1571are the doersעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213of wickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564builtH1129upH1129,but they alsoגַּ֧םgamH1571putH974Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toH974theH974testבָּחֲנ֛וּba.cha.NuH974andescapeוַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃vai.yi.ma.Le.tuH4422punishment.’”

16Thenאָ֧ז'azH227those whofearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeנִדְבְּר֛וּnid.be.RuH1696to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068listenedH7181attentivelyH7181and heardוַיִּשְׁמָ֔עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, and abookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of remembranceזִכָּר֤וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146was writtenוַ֠יִּכָּתֵבVai.yi.ka.tevH3789beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440Him for those whofearH3372the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and esteemוּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.cho.she.VeiH2803His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

17“And they will beMine,” saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “on thedayלַיּ֕וֹםlai.YomH3117that Iprepareעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213Myown possessionסְגֻלָּ֑הse.gu.LahH5459,and I will haveH2550compassionוְחָמַלְתִּ֣יve.cha.mal.TiH2550for them justH3512asH3512a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376hasH2550compassionיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550for his own sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121who servesהָעֹבֵ֥דha.'o.VedH5647him.”

18So you will againוְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ve.shav.TemH7725distinguishוּרְאִיתֶ֔םu.re.'i.TemH7200betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedלְרָשָׁ֑עle.ra.Sha'H7563,betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996one who servesעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430and one whoלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834does not serveעֲבָדֽוֹ׃ סa.va.DoH5647Him.

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