Malachi 3

The Purifier

1“1BeholdH2009, I am sendingH7971 2My 3messengerH4397, and he will 4clearH6437 a wayH1870 beforeH6440 Me. And the LordH113, whomH834 you are seekingH1245, will suddenlyH6597 comeH935 to His templeH1964; 5and the 67messengerH4397 of the covenantH1285, in whomH834 you delightH2655, beholdH2009, He is comingH935,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 2“But whoH4310 can 8endureH3557 the dayH3117 of His comingH935? And whoH4310 can standH5975 when He appearsH7200? For He is like a 9refiner’sH6884 fireH784, and like launderer’sH3526 soapH1287. 3And He will sitH3427 as a smelterH6884 and purifierH2891 of silverH3701, and He will 10purifyH2891 the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 and refineH2212 them like goldH2091 and silverH3701, so that they may 11presentH5066 to the LordH3068 12offeringsH4503 in righteousnessH6666. 4Then the 13offeringH4503 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 will be 14pleasingH6149 to the LordH3068 as in the 15daysH3117 of oldH5769, and as in formerH6931 yearsH8141.

5“Then I will comeH7126 nearH7126 to you for judgmentH4941; and I will be a swiftH4116 witnessH5707 against the 16sorcerersH3784, the 17adulterersH5003, against those who 18swearH7650 falselyH8267, those who 19oppressH6231 the 20wageH7916 earnerH7916 in his wagesH7939 or the 21widowH490 or the 22orphanH3490, and those who turnH5186 awayH5186 the 23strangerH1616 from justice and do not 24fearH3372 Me,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 6“For 25I, the LordH3068, 26do not changeH8132; therefore you, the sonsH1121 of JacobH3290, have not comeH3615 toH3615 anH3615 endH3615.

7“From the 27daysH3117 of your fathersH1 you have turnedH5493 awayH5493 from My statutesH2706 and have not keptH8104 them. 28ReturnH7725 to Me, and I will returnH7725 to you,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. “But you sayH559, ‘HowH4100 shall we returnH7725?’

You Have Robbed God

8“Would anyoneH120 robH6906 GodH430? YetH3588 you are robbingH6906 Me! But you sayH559, ‘HowH4100 have we robbedH6906 You?’ In 29tithesH4643 and 30offeringsH8641. 9You are 31cursedH779 with a curseH3994, for you are robbingH6906 Me, the entireH3605 nationH1471 of you! 1032BringH935 the wholeH3605 titheH4643 into the storehouseH1004H214, so that there may be foodH2964 in My houseH1004, and putH974 Me toH974 theH974 testH974 nowH4994 in thisH2088,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, “ifH518 I do not 33openH6605 for you the windowsH699 of heavenH8064 and 34pourH7385 outH7385 for you a blessingH1293 untilH5704 3536it overflowsH1097H1767. 11Then I will rebukeH1605 the 37devourerH398 for you, so that it will not destroyH7843 the fruitH6529 of your groundH127; norH3808 will the vineH1612 in the fieldH7704 proveH7921 fruitlessH7921 to you,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 12“38AllH3605 the nationsH1471 will callH833 you blessedH833, for you will be a 39delightfulH2656 landH776,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635.

13“Your wordsH1697 have beenH2388 40arrogantH2388 againstH5921 Me,” saysH559 the LordH3068. “Yet you sayH559, ‘WhatH4100 have we spokenH1696 againstH5921 You?’ 14You have saidH559, ‘It is 41pointlessH7723 to serveH5647 GodH430; and whatH4100 42benefitH1215 is it for us that we have doneH8104 whatH4931 He requiredH4931, and that we have walkedH1980 in mourningH6941 beforeH4480H6440 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635? 15So nowH6258 we 43callH833 the arrogantH2086 blessedH833; not onlyH1571 are the doersH6213 of wickednessH7564 builtH1129 upH1129, but they alsoH1571 putH974 GodH430 toH974 theH974 testH974 and 44escapeH4422 punishment.’”

The Book of Remembrance

16ThenH227 those who 45fearedH3372 the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to oneH376 anotherH7453, and the LordH3068 46listenedH7181 attentivelyH7181 and heardH8085 it, and a 47bookH5612 of remembranceH2146 was writtenH3789 beforeH6440 Him for those who 48fearH3372 the LordH3068 and esteemH2803 His nameH8034. 17“And they will be 49Mine,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, “on the 50dayH3117 that I 51prepareH6213 My 52own possessionH5459, and I will haveH2550 compassionH2550 for them justH3512 asH3512 a manH376 53hasH2550 compassionH2550 for his own sonH1121 who servesH5647 him.” 18So you will againH7725 54distinguishH7200 betweenH996 the righteousH6662 and the wickedH7563, betweenH996 one who servesH5647 GodH430 and one whoH834 does not serveH5647 Him.