f | # Malachi | f | # Malachi |
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| ## Chapter 1 | | ## Chapter 1 |
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| 1 The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. | | 1 The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. |
| 2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was | | 2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was |
| not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, | | not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, |
| 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragon | | 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragon |
| s of the wilderness. | | s of the wilderness. |
| 4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the deso | | 4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the deso |
| late places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw do | | late places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw do |
| wn; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against | | wn; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against |
| whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. | | whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. |
| 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the | | 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the |
| border of Israel. | | border of Israel. |
| 6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, w | | 6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, w |
| here is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of h | | here is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of h |
| osts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we desp | | osts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we desp |
| ised thy name? | | ised thy name? |
| 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted | | 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted |
| thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. | | thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. |
| 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the l | | 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the l |
| ame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased | | ame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased |
| with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. | | with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. |
| 9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath b | | 9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath b |
| een by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. | | een by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. |
| 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do | | 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do |
| ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LO | | ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LO |
| RD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. | | RD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. |
| 11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name s | | 11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name s |
| hall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered un | | hall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered un |
| to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, s | | to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, s |
| aith the LORD of hosts. | | aith the LORD of hosts. |
| 12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; a | | 12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; a |
| nd the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. | | nd the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. |
| 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, sait | | 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, sait |
| h the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the s | | h the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the s |
| ick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the L | | ick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the L |
| ORD. | | ORD. |
| 14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and s | | 14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and s |
| acrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD | | acrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD |
| of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. | | of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. |
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| ## Chapter 2 | | ## Chapter 2 |
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| 1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. | | 1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. |
| 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my | | 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my |
| name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will cu | | name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will cu |
| rse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to | | rse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to |
| heart. | | heart. |
| 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the du | | 3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the du |
| ng of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. | | ng of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. |
| 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant | | 4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant |
| might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. | | might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fea | | 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fea |
| r wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. | | r wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. |
| 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he | | 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he |
| walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. | | walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. |
| 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at h | | 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at h |
| is mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. | | is mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. |
| 8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; | | 8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; |
| ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. | | ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, ac | | 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, ac |
| cording as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. | | cording as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. |
| 10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treac | | 10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treac |
| herously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers | | herously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers |
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| 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and | | 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and |
| in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, | | in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, |
| and hath married the daughter of a strange god. | | and hath married the daughter of a strange god. |
| 12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, ou | | 12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, ou |
| t of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD o | | t of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD o |
| f hosts. | | f hosts. |
| 13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with | | 13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with |
| weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any mo | | weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any mo |
| re, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. | | re, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. |
| 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and th | | 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and th |
| e wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy | | e wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy |
| companion, and the wife of thy covenant. | | companion, and the wife of thy covenant. |
| 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore | | 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore |
| one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and le | | one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and le |
| t none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. | | t none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. |
| 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one c | | 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one c |
| overeth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed | | overeth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed |
| to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. | | to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. |
| 17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied | | 17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied |
| him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, a | | him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, a |
| nd he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? | | nd he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? |
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| ## Chapter 3 | | ## Chapter 3 |
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| 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and | | 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and |
| the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of | | the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of |
| the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of host | | the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of host |
| s. | | s. |
| 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth | | 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth |
| ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: | | ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: |
| 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the | | 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the |
| sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LO | | sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LO |
| RD an offering in righteousness. | | RD an offering in righteousness. |
| 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as i | | 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as i |
| n the days of old, and as in former years. | | n the days of old, and as in former years. |
| 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against | | 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against |
| the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and agai | | the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and agai |
| nst those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, | | nst those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, |
| and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LOR | | and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LOR |
| D of hosts. | | D of hosts. |
| 6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. | | 6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. |
| 7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and | | 7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and |
| have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD o | | have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD o |
| f hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? | | f hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? |
| 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed | | 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed |
| thee? In tithes and offerings. | | thee? In tithes and offerings. |
| 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. | | 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. |
| 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine h | | 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine h |
| ouse, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you | | ouse, 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 roo | | the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be roo |
| m enough to receive it. | | m enough to receive it. |
| 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the f | | 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the f |
| ruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in | | ruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in |
| the field, saith the LORD of hosts. | | the field, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, s | | 12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, s |
| aith the LORD of hosts. | | aith the LORD of hosts. |
| 13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have | | 13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have |
| we spoken so much against thee? | | we spoken so much against thee? |
| 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kep | | 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kep |
| t his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? | | t his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? |
| 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; y | | 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; y |
| ea, they that tempt God are even delivered. | | ea, they that tempt God are even delivered. |
| 16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD heark | | 16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD heark |
| ened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them th | | ened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them th |
| at feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. | | at feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. |
| 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up m | | 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up m |
| y jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. | | y jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. |
| 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, betwe | | 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, betwe |
| en him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. | | en him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. |
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n | | n | ## Chapter 4 |
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t | | t | 1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, ye |
| | | a, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall bur |
| | | n them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor br |
| | | anch. |
| | | 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with heali |
| | | ng in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. |
| | | 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of |
| | | your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| | | 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb f |
| | | or all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. |
| | | 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and |
| | | dreadful day of the LORD: |
| | | 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of t |
| | | he children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. |
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