Verse 17
Malachi 3:17
Bible in Basic English
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And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָ֣יוּ לִ֗/י אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת לַ/יּ֕וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י עֹשֶׂ֣ה סְגֻלָּ֑ה וְ/חָמַלְתִּ֣י עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁר֙ יַחְמֹ֣ל אִ֔ישׁ עַל בְּנ֖/וֹ הָ/עֹבֵ֥ד אֹתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
"And it shall be, says the Lord of Hosts, on the day that I do my treasured possession, and I will have compassion on them, as a man has compassion on his son who serves him."
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