1

1 The burden4853 of the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Israel3478 by Malachi.4401

2 I have loved157 you, said5002 the LORD.3068 Yet you say,559 Wherein4100 have you loved157 us? Was not Esau6215 Jacob's3290 brother?251 said559 the LORD:3068 yet I loved157 Jacob,3290

3 And I hated8130 Esau,6215 and laid7760 his mountains2022 and his heritage5159 waste8077 for the dragons8565 of the wilderness.4057

4 Whereas3588 Edom123 said,559 We are impoverished,7567 but we will return7725 and build1129 the desolate2723 places; thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 They shall build,1129 but I will throw2040 down;2040 and they shall call7121 them, The border1366 of wickedness,7564 and, The people5971 against whom834 the LORD3068 has indignation2194 for ever.5769

5 And your eyes5869 shall see,7200 and you shall say,559 The LORD3068 will be magnified1431 from the border1366 of Israel.3478

6 A son1121 honors3513 his father,2 and a servant5650 his master:113 if518 then I be a father,2 where346 is my honor?3519 and if518 I be a master,113 where346 is my fear?4172 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 to you, O priests,3548 that despise959 my name.8034 And you say,559 Wherein4100 have we despised959 your name?8034

7 You offer5066 polluted1351 bread3899 on my altar;4196 and you say,559 Wherein4100 have we polluted1351 you? In that you say,559 The table7979 of the LORD3068 is contemptible.959

8 And if3588 you offer5066 the blind5787 for sacrifice,2076 is it not evil?7451 and if3588 you offer5066 the lame6455 and sick,2470 is it not evil?7451 offer7126 it now4994 to your governor;6346 will he be pleased7521 with you, or176 accept5375 your person?6440 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

9 And now,6258 I pray4994 you, beseech2470 6440 God410 that he will be gracious2603 to us: this2063 has been1961 by your means:3027 will he regard5375 your persons?6440 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

10 Who4310 is there even1571 among you that would shut5462 the doors1817 for nothing? neither3808 do you kindle215 fire on my altar4196 for nothing.2600 I have no639 pleasure2656 in you, said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 neither3808 will I accept7521 an offering4503 at your hand.3027

11 For from the rising4217 of the sun8121 even to the going3996 down of the same my name8034 shall be great1419 among the Gentiles;1471 and in every3605 place4725 incense6999 shall be offered5066 to my name,8034 and a pure2889 offering:4503 for my name8034 shall be great1419 among the heathen,1471 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

12 But you have profaned2490 it, in that you say,559 The table7979 of the LORD3068 is polluted;1351 and the fruit5108 thereof, even his meat,400 is contemptible.959

13 You said559 also, Behold,2009 what a weariness4972 is it! and you have snuffed5301 at it, said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 and you brought935 that which was torn,1497 and the lame,6455 and the sick;2470 thus3541 you brought935 an offering:4503 should I accept7521 this of your hand?3027 said559 the LORD.3068

14 But cursed779 be the deceiver,5230 which3426 has in his flock5739 a male,2145 and vows,5087 and sacrifices2076 to the LORD136 a corrupt7843 thing: for I am a great1419 King,4428 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and my name8034 is dreadful3372 among the heathen.1471

2

1 And now,6258 O you priests,3548 this2063 commandment4687 is for you.

2 If518 you will not hear,8085 and if518 you will not lay7760 it to heart,3820 to give5414 glory3519 to my name,8034 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 I will even send7971 a curse3994 on you, and I will curse779 your blessings:1293 yes,1571 I have cursed779 them already, because3588 you do not lay7760 it to heart.3820

3 Behold,2005 I will corrupt1605 your seed,2233 and spread2219 dung6569 on your faces,6440 even the dung6569 of your solemn2282 feasts;2282 and one shall take5375 you away with it.

4 And you shall know3045 that I have sent7971 this2063 commandment4687 to you, that my covenant1285 might be with Levi,3878 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

5 My covenant1285 was with him of life2416 and peace;7965 and I gave5414 them to him for the fear4172 with which834 he feared3372 me, and was afraid2865 before6440 my name.8034

6 The law8451 of truth571 was in his mouth,6310 and iniquity5766 was not found4672 in his lips:8193 he walked1980 with me in peace7965 and equity,4334 and did turn7725 many7227 away from iniquity.5771

7 For the priest's3548 lips8193 should keep2287 knowledge,1847 and they should seek1245 the law8451 at his mouth:6310 for he is the messenger4397 of the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

8 But you are departed5493 out of the way;1870 you have caused many7227 to stumble3782 at the law;8451 you have corrupted7843 the covenant1285 of Levi,3878 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

9 Therefore have I also1571 made5414 you contemptible959 and base8217 before all3605 the people,5971 according6310 as you have not kept8104 my ways,1870 but have been partial5375 6440 in the law.8451

10 Have we not all3605 one259 father?2 has not one259 God410 created1254 us? why4069 do we deal treacherously898 every man376 against his brother,251 by profaning2490 the covenant1285 of our fathers?1

11 Judah3063 has dealt treacherously,898 and an abomination8441 is committed6213 in Israel3478 and in Jerusalem;3389 for Judah3063 has profaned2490 the holiness6944 of the LORD3068 which834 he loved,157 and has married1166 the daughter1323 of a strange5236 god.410

12 The LORD3068 will cut3772 off the man376 that does6213 this, the master5782 and the scholar,6030 out of the tabernacles168 of Jacob,3290 and him that offers5066 an offering4503 to the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

13 And this have you done6213 again,8145 covering3680 the altar4196 of the LORD3068 with tears,1832 with weeping,1065 and with crying603 out, so that he regards6437 not the offering4503 any more,5750 or receives3947 it with good7522 will7522 at your hand.3027

14 Yet you say,559 Why?5921 Because5921 3588 the LORD3068 has been witness5749 between996 you and the wife802 of your youth,5271 against whom834 you have dealt treacherously:898 yet is she your companion,2278 and the wife802 of your covenant.1285

15 And did not he make6213 one?259 Yet had he the residue7605 of the spirit.7307 And why4100 one?259 That he might seek1245 a godly430 seed.2233 Therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 and let none408 deal treacherously898 against the wife802 of his youth.5271

16 For the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 said559 that he hates8130 putting7971 away: for one covers3680 violence2555 with his garment,3830 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts:6635 therefore take heed8104 to your spirit,7307 that you deal not treacherously.898

17 You have wearied3021 the LORD3068 with your words.1697 Yet you say,559 Wherein4100 have we wearied3021 him? When you say,559 Every3605 one that does6213 evil7451 is good2896 in the sight5869 of the LORD,3068 and he delights2654 in them; or,176 Where346 is the God430 of judgment?4941

3

1 Behold,2005 I will send7971 my messenger,4397 and he shall prepare6437 the way1870 before6440 me: and the LORD,113 whom834 you seek,1245 shall suddenly6597 come935 to his temple,1964 even the messenger4397 of the covenant,1285 whom834 you delight2655 in: behold,2009 he shall come,935 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

2 But who4310 may abide3557 the day3117 of his coming?935 and who4310 shall stand5975 when he appears?7200 for he is like a refiner's6884 fire,784 and like fullers'3526 soap:1287

3 And he shall sit3427 as a refiner6884 and purifier2891 of silver:3701 and he shall purify2891 the sons1121 of Levi,3878 and purge2212 them as gold2091 and silver,3701 that they may offer5066 to the LORD3068 an offering4503 in righteousness.6666

4 Then shall the offering4503 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem3389 be pleasant6149 to the LORD,3068 as in the days3117 of old,5769 and as in former6931 years.8141

5 And I will come7126 near7126 to you to judgment;4941 and I will be a swift4116 witness5707 against the sorcerers,3784 and against the adulterers,5003 and against false8267 swearers,7650 and against those that oppress6231 the hireling7916 in his wages,7939 the widow,490 and the fatherless,3490 and that turn5186 aside5186 the stranger1616 from his right, and fear3372 not me, said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

6 For I am the LORD,3068 I change8138 not; therefore you sons1121 of Jacob3290 are not consumed.3615

7 Even from the days3117 of your fathers1 you are gone5493 away5493 from my ordinances,2706 and have not kept8104 them. Return7725 to me, and I will return7725 to you, said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635 But you said,559 Wherein4100 shall we return?7725

8 Will a man120 rob6906 God?430 Yet you have robbed6906 me. But you say,559 Wherein4100 have we robbed6906 you? In tithes4643 and offerings.8641

9 You are cursed779 with a curse:3994 for you have robbed6906 me, even this whole3605 nation.1471

10 Bring935 you all3605 the tithes4643 into413 the storehouse,214 that there may be meat2964 in my house,1004 and prove974 me now4994 herewith,2063 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 if I will not open6605 you the windows699 of heaven,8064 and pour7324 you out a blessing,1293 that there shall not be room enough1767 to receive it.

11 And I will rebuke1605 the devourer398 for your sakes, and he shall not destroy7843 the fruits6529 of your ground;127 neither3808 shall your vine1612 cast7921 her fruit7921 before the time in the field,7704 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

12 And all3605 nations1471 shall call833 you blessed:833 for you shall be a delightsome2656 land,776 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

13 Your words1697 have been stout2388 against5921 me, said559 the LORD.3068 Yet you say,559 What4100 have we spoken1696 so much against5921 you?

14 You have said,559 It is vain7723 to serve5647 God:430 and what4100 profit1215 is it that we have kept8104 his ordinance,4931 and that we have walked1980 mournfully6941 before6440 the LORD3068 of hosts?6635

15 And now6258 we call833 the proud2086 happy;833 yes,1571 they that work6213 wickedness7564 are set1129 up; yes,1571 they that tempt974 God430 are even delivered.4422

16 Then they that feared3372 the LORD3068 spoke1696 often one376 to another:7453 and the LORD3068 listened,7181 and heard8085 it, and a book5612 of remembrance2146 was written3789 before6440 him for them that feared3372 the LORD,3068 and that thought2803 on his name.8034

17 And they shall be mine, said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 in that day3117 when834 I make6213 up my jewels;5459 and I will spare2550 them, as a man376 spares2550 his own son1121 that serves5647 him.

18 Then shall you return,7725 and discern7200 between996 the righteous6662 and the wicked,7563 between996 him that serves5647 God430 and him that serves5647 him not.

4

1 For, behold,2009 the day3117 comes,935 that shall burn1197 as an oven;8574 and all3605 the proud,2086 yes, and all3605 that do6213 wickedly,7564 shall be stubble:7179 and the day3117 that comes935 shall burn3857 them up, said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 that it shall leave5800 them neither root8328 nor branch.6057

2 But to you that fear3373 my name8034 shall the Sun8121 of righteousness6666 arise2224 with healing4832 in his wings;3671 and you shall go3318 forth,3318 and grow6335 up as calves5695 of the stall.4770

3 And you shall tread6072 down the wicked;7563 for they shall be ashes665 under8478 the soles3709 of your feet7272 in the day3117 that I shall do6213 this, said559 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635

4 Remember2142 you the law8451 of Moses4872 my servant,5650 which834 I commanded6680 to him in Horeb2722 for all3605 Israel,3478 with the statutes2706 and judgments.4941

5 Behold,2009 I will send7971 you Elijah452 the prophet5030 before6440 the coming935 of the great1419 and dreadful3372 day3117 of the LORD:3068

6 And he shall turn7725 the heart3820 of the fathers1 to the children,1121 and the heart3820 of the children1121 to their fathers,1 lest6435 I come935 and smite5221 the earth776 with a curse.2764