Verse 5

Malachi 3:5

New Living Translation

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5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/קָרַבְתִּ֣י אֲלֵי/כֶם֮ לַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֒ וְ/הָיִ֣יתִי עֵ֣ד מְמַהֵ֗ר בַּֽ/מְכַשְּׁפִים֙ וּ/בַ/מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים וּ/בַ/נִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים לַ/שָּׁ֑קֶר וּ/בְ/עֹשְׁקֵ֣י שְׂכַר שָׂ֠כִיר אַלְמָנָ֨ה וְ/יָת֤וֹם וּ/מַטֵּי גֵר֙ וְ/לֹ֣א יְרֵא֔וּ/נִי אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת

English Translation

And I will draw near to you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the hireling, the widow, and the orphan, and those who turn aside the stranger, and they will not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.

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Chapter 3 Context

1 “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeki... Focus ↗

2 “But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he app... Focus ↗

3 He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining t... Focus ↗

4 Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusale... Focus ↗

5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers an...

6 “I am the LORD, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed. Focus ↗

7 Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now retu... Focus ↗

8 “Should people cheat God (Elohim)? Yet you have cheated me! “But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When di... Focus ↗

9 You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. Focus ↗

10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says... Focus ↗

11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fa... Focus ↗

12 “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the LORD of Hea... Focus ↗

13 “You have said terrible things about me,” says the LORD. “But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have... Focus ↗

14 “You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God (Elohim)? What have we gained by obeying his commands... Focus ↗

15 From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare Go... Focus ↗

16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke with each other, and the LORD listened to what they said. In hi... Focus ↗

17 “They will be my people,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they... Focus ↗

18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Malachi
Chapter: Chapter 3 (18 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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