Malachi 3:10

Malachi 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
• New International Version (NIV)Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

Context of Malachi 3:10

8“Will a man rob God? For you are robbing Me!” But you say: “How have we robbed You?” “In the tithe and the offering. 9You have been cursed with the curse, yet you keep robbing Me—the whole nation! Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. Then there will be food in My House. Now test Me in this”—says Adonai-Tzva’ot—“if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out blessing for you, until no one is without enough. 11I will rebuke the devouring pest for you, so it will not destroy the fruit of your land, nor will your vine be barren in the field,” Adonai-Tzva’ot says. 12“All the nations will call you blessed. For you will be a land of delight,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.

Malachi 3:10 word by word

הָבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜ר אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאוֹצָ֗ר וִיהִ֥י טֶ֙רֶף֙ בְּבֵיתִ֔י וּבְחָנ֤וּנִי נָא֙ בָּזֹ֔את אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת אִם־לֹ֧א אֶפְתַּ֣ח לָכֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥י לָכֶ֛ם בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־בְּלִי־דָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• ye all the tithesמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643
• into the storehouseאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• that there may be meatטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• in mine houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• and proveבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• me now herewithזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• if I will not openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• you the windowsאֲרֻבָּה'ărubbâh · windowH699
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and pour you outרִיקrûq · to emptyH7324
• a blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• enoughדַּיday · sufficiencyH1767

Cross-references for Malachi 3:10

• 2 Chronicles 31:4Moreover, he commanded the people, the residents of Jerusalem, to give the portion allotted to the kohanim and the Levites, so that they might devote themselves to the Torah of Adonai.
• Nehemiah 10:33We also assume responsibility for the mitzvot to give a third of a shekel each year for the work of the House of our God:
• Proverbs 3:9Honor Adonai with your wealth and with the first of your entire harvest.
• 1 Chronicles 26:20And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the House of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
• 2 Chronicles 31:11Then Hezekiah ordered them to prepare storerooms in the House of Adonai, and they prepared them.
• Nehemiah 10:38and the first of our coarse meal, along with our offerings—the fruit from every kind of tree, new wine and oil—to the kohanim at the storerooms of the House of our God, as well as a tenth of the crop of our land to the Levites, for they, the Levites, receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
• Nehemiah 12:44On that day men were appointed over the storehouses for the offerings, firstfruits and tithes. They were to gather into them the portions from the fields of the cities required by the Torah for the kohanim and the Levites. For Judah delighted in the kohanim and in the Levites who were ministering.
• Nehemiah 13:5He was closely associated with Tobiah and provided him with a large chamber previously used to store the offerings, frankincense, and the Temple vessels, and also the tithes of grain, wine and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers and gatekeepers, along with the offerings for the kohanim.
• 1 Kings 17:13Elijah said to her, “Fear not! Go and do as you said, but first make me a little cake from what you have there. Bring it out to me and afterwards, make some for you and for your son.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in Adonai and do good. Dwell in the land, feed on faithfulness.
• Haggai 2:19Is there still seed in the storehouse? Also the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree—are they still bearing fruit? From this day on I am going to bless you.”
• Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6The point is this: whoever sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.
• Genesis 7:11In the six-hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on this day, all the water sources of the great deep burst open, and the windows of the sky were opened.
• Deuteronomy 28:12Adonai will open for you His good storehouse—the heavens—to give rain for your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
• 2 Kings 7:2Then the officer on whose hand the king was leaning responded to the man of God and said, “Look, even if Adonai should make windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” He announced, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but will not eat any of it!”

Commentaries on Malachi 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Bring ye all the tithes - They had so withheld these that the priests had not food enough to support life, and the sacred service was interrupted. See Nehemiah 13:10. And prove me now herewith - What ye give to God shall never lessen your store. Give as ye should, and see whether I will not so increase your store by opening the windows of heaven - giving you rain and fruitful seasons - that your barns and granaries shall not be able to contain the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Bring the whole tithes - , not a part only, keeping back more or less, and, as he had said, defrauding God, offering, like Ananias, apart, as if it had been the whole; into the treasury, where they were collected in the time of Hezekiah and again, at this time, by the direction of Nehemiah, “so that there shall be food,” not superfluity, in My house “for those who minister in the house of My sanctuary.” Nehemiah 13:10-23. “The Levites and singers had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 The men of that generation turned away from God, they had not kept his ordinances. God gives them a gracious call. But they said, Wherein shall we return? God notices what returns our hearts make to the calls of his word. It shows great perverseness in sin, when men make afflictions excuses for sin, which are sent to part between them and their sins. Here is an earnest exhortation to reform. God must be served in the first place; and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Test Me in this: God invites his people to test him. This invitation gives the restored community a chance to see that God is faithful to his covenant promises (the commitments God made to his people).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-127-12. Reproof for the non-payment of tithes and offerings, which is the cause of their national calamities, and promise of prosperity on their paying them. from ... days of your fathers--Ye live as your fathers did when they brought on themselves the Babylonian captivity, and ye wish to follow in their steps. This shows that nothing but God's unchanging long-suffering had prevented their being long ago "consumed" (Mal 3:6). Return unto me--in penitence. I…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 3:10

• Blessing
• Condescension of God
• Levites
• Liberality
• Malachi
• Tithes
• Treasure-Houses

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Windows of Heaven
• Change
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• Malachi
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• Prove
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• Tithe
• Window

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