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World English Bible

Malachi 3 (WEBP)

[1] “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me! The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. Behold, the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, is coming!” says Yahweh of Armies.
[2] “But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap;
[3] and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
[4] Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Yahweh as in the days of old and as in ancient years.
[5] I will come near to you to judgment. 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 Yahweh of Armies.
[6] “For I, Yahweh, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
[7] From the days of your fathers you have turned away from my ordinances and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
[8] Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings.
[9] You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation.
[10] Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.
[11] I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field,” says Yahweh of Armies.
[12] “All nations shall call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land,” says Yahweh of Armies.
[13] “Your words have been harsh against me,” says Yahweh. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against you?’
[14] You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?
[15] Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.’
[16] Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened and heard, and a book of memory was written before him for those who feared Yahweh and who honored his name.
[17] They shall be mine,” says Yahweh of Armies, “my own possession in the day that I make. I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
[18] Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn’t serve him.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Malachi 3 (KJVS)

[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 covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, () saith () the Lord of hosts.
[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:
[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 Lord an offering in righteousness.
[4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant () unto the Lord, as in 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 the sorcerers, () and against the adulterers, () and against false swearers, () and against 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 Lord of hosts.
[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 have not kept () them. Return () unto me, and I will return () unto you, saith () the Lord of 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 () thee? In tithes and offerings.
[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 house, 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 room enough to receive it.
[11] And I will rebuke () the devourer () for your sakes, and he shall not destroy () the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit () before the time in the field, saith () the Lord of hosts.
[12] And all nations shall call you blessed: () for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith () the Lord of hosts.
[13] Your words have been stout () against me, saith () the Lord. Yet ye say, () What have we spoken () so much against thee?
[14] Ye have said, () It is vain to serve () God: and what profit is it that we have kept () 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; () yea, they that tempt () God are even delivered. ()
[16] Then they that feared the Lord spake often () one to another: and the Lord hearkened, () and heard () it, and a book of remembrance was written () before him for them that 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 () my 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, between him that serveth () God and him that serveth () him not.

Malachi 3:4 Or, ancient
Malachi 3:5 Or, defraud
Malachi 3:11 Heb. corrupt
Malachi 3:14a Heb. observation
Malachi 3:14b Heb. in black
Malachi 3:15 Heb. are built
Malachi 3:17 Or, special treasure

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Malachi 3 (BYZ)

[1] ιδου εγω εξαποστελλω τον αγγελον μου και επιβλεψεται οδον προ προσωπου μου και εξαιφνης ηξει εις τον ναον εαυτου κυριος ον υμεις ζητειτε και ο αγγελος της διαθηκης ον υμεις θελετε ιδου ερχεται λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[2] και τις υπομενει ημεραν εισοδου αυτου η τις υποστησεται εν τη οπτασια αυτου διοτι αυτος εισπορευεται ως πυρ χωνευτηριου και ως ποα πλυνοντων
[3] και καθιειται χωνευων και καθαριζων ως το αργυριον και ως το χρυσιον και καθαρισει τους υιους λευι και χεει αυτους ως το χρυσιον και ως το αργυριον και εσονται τω κυριω προσαγοντες θυσιαν εν δικαιοσυνη
[4] και αρεσει τω κυριω θυσια ιουδα και ιερουσαλημ καθως αι ημεραι του αιωνος και καθως τα ετη τα εμπροσθεν
[5] και προσαξω προς υμας εν κρισει και εσομαι μαρτυς ταχυς επι τας φαρμακους και επι τας μοιχαλιδας και επι τους ομνυοντας τω ονοματι μου επι ψευδει και επι τους αποστερουντας μισθον μισθωτου και τους καταδυναστευοντας χηραν και τους κονδυλιζοντας ορφανους και τους εκκλινοντας κρισιν προσηλυτου και τους μη φοβουμενους με λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[6] διοτι εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων και ουκ ηλλοιωμαι και υμεις υιοι ιακωβ ουκ απεχεσθε
[7] απο των αδικιων των πατερων υμων εξεκλινατε νομιμα μου και ουκ εφυλαξασθε επιστρεψατε προς με και επιστραφησομαι προς υμας λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και ειπατε εν τινι επιστρεψωμεν
[8] ει πτερνιει ανθρωπος θεον διοτι υμεις πτερνιζετε με και ερειτε εν τινι επτερνικαμεν σε οτι τα επιδεκατα και αι απαρχαι μεθ υμων εισιν
[9] και αποβλεποντες υμεις αποβλεπετε και εμε υμεις πτερνιζετε το εθνος συνετελεσθη
[10] και εισηνεγκατε παντα τα εκφορια εις τους θησαυρους και εν τω οικω αυτου εσται η διαρπαγη αυτου επισκεψασθε δη εν τουτω λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ εαν μη ανοιξω υμιν τους καταρρακτας του ουρανου και εκχεω υμιν την ευλογιαν μου εως του ικανωθηναι
[11] και διαστελω υμιν εις βρωσιν και ου μη διαφθειρω υμων τον καρπον της γης και ου μη ασθενηση υμων η αμπελος η εν τω αγρω λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[12] και μακαριουσιν υμας παντα τα εθνη διοτι εσεσθε υμεις γη θελητη λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[13] εβαρυνατε επ εμε τους λογους υμων λεγει κυριος και ειπατε εν τινι κατελαλησαμεν κατα σου
[14] ειπατε ματαιος ο δουλευων θεω και τι πλεον οτι εφυλαξαμεν τα φυλαγματα αυτου και διοτι επορευθημεν ικεται προ προσωπου κυριου παντοκρατορος
[15] και νυν ημεις μακαριζομεν αλλοτριους και ανοικοδομουνται παντες ποιουντες ανομα και αντεστησαν θεω και εσωθησαν
[16] ταυτα κατελαλησαν οι φοβουμενοι τον κυριον εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου και προσεσχεν κυριος και εισηκουσεν και εγραψεν βιβλιον μνημοσυνου ενωπιον αυτου τοις φοβουμενοις τον κυριον και ευλαβουμενοις το ονομα αυτου
[17] και εσονται μοι λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ εις ημεραν ην εγω ποιω εις περιποιησιν και αιρετιω αυτους ον τροπον αιρετιζει ανθρωπος τον υιον αυτου τον δουλευοντα αυτω
[18] και επιστραφησεσθε και οψεσθε ανα μεσον δικαιου και ανα μεσον ανομου και ανα μεσον του δουλευοντος θεω και του μη δουλευοντος

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.