Verse 5

Malachi 3:5

World English Bible, British Edition

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5 I will come near to you to judgement. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says the LORD of 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 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me! The Lord, whom you seek, will s... Focus ↗

2 “But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refi... Focus ↗

3 and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine... Focus ↗

4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD as in the days of old and as i... Focus ↗

5 I will come near to you to judgement. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the a...

6 “For I, the LORD, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed. Focus ↗

7 From the days of your fathers you have turned away from my ordinances and have not kept them. Return... Focus ↗

8 Will a man rob God (Elohim)? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and of... Focus ↗

9 You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation. Focus ↗

10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in th... Focus ↗

11 I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neith... Focus ↗

12 “All nations shall call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land,” says the LORD of Armies. Focus ↗

13 “Your words have been harsh against me,” says the LORD. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against y... Focus ↗

14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God (Elohim),’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his... Focus ↗

15 Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God (Elohi... Focus ↗

16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke one with another; and the LORD listened and heard, and a book o... Focus ↗

17 They shall be mine,” says the LORD of Armies, “my own possession in the day that I make. I will spar... Focus ↗

18 Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God (... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Malachi
Chapter: Chapter 3 (18 verses)
Version: World English Bible, British Edition

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