Malachi 3:12

Malachi 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the Lord of hosts.

Context of Malachi 3:12

10Bring 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. “All the nations will call you blessed. For you will be a land of delight,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. 13“Your words against Me are grievous,” says Adonai. Yet you say: “What did we say against You?” 14You say: “Serving God is worthless.” Also: “What good is it that we kept His service or that we walked as mourners before Adonai-Tzva’ot?

Malachi 3:12 word by word

וְאִשְּׁר֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֖ם כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם כִּֽי־תִהְי֤וּ אַתֶּם֙ אֶ֣רֶץ חֵ֔פֶץ אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall call you blessedאָשַׁר'âshar 'âshêr · to blessH833
• for ye shall be a delightsomeחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635

Cross-references for Malachi 3:12

• Deuteronomy 4:6You must keep and do them, for it is your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples, who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
• 2 Chronicles 32:23Many brought offerings to Adonai in Jerusalem and valuable gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah. From then on he was highly regarded in the eyes of all the nations.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever. May his name increase before the sun, and may all nations be blessed by him and call him blessed.
• Isaiah 61:9Then their offspring will be known among the nations, their descendants among the peoples. All who see them will recognize them, for they are the seed that Adonai has blessed.
• Jeremiah 33:9“Then this city will be to Me for a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth, which will hear all the good that I do for them, so they will fear and tremble because of all the good and for all the shalom that I do for it.”
• Zephaniah 3:19Behold, at that time I will deal with all who oppress you. I will save the lame and gather the outcast. I will make them a praise and a name throughout all the land where they suffered shame.
• Zechariah 8:23Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, “In those days it will come to pass that ten men from every language of the nations will grasp the corner of the garment of a Jew saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
• Luke 1:48For He has looked with care upon the humble state of His maidservant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
• Deuteronomy 8:7For Adonai your God is bringing you into a good land—a land of wadis with water, of springs and fountains flowing out in the valleys and hills,
• Deuteronomy 11:12It is a land that Adonai your God cares for—the eyes of Adonai your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year up to the end of the year.
• Daniel 8:9“Out of one of them came forth a small horn, which grew extremely large to the south and the east, and toward the beautiful land.
• Daniel 11:41He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many will be overthrown, but these will escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon.

Commentaries on Malachi 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12All nations shall call you blessed - They shall see that a peculiar blessing of God rests upon you, and your land shall be delightsome; like Paradise, the garden of the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12All nations shall call you blessed - The promise goes beyond the temporal prosperity of their immediate obedience. Few could know or think much of the restored prolificalness of Judaea; none could know of its antecedents. A people, as well as individuals, may starve, and none know of it. Had the whole population of Judah died out, their Persian masters would not have cared for it, but would have sent fresh colonists to replace them and pay the tribute to…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. 12all the nations will call you blessed: Large harvests would once again show the world the Lord’s favor toward Israel.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 3:12

• Blessing
• Condescension of God
• Liberality
• Malachi
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Change
• Mournfully
• Prove
• Rob
• Delightsome
• Malachi
• Trade
• Vulgate
• receive, welcome, taken up, acceptance

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