Malachi 3:5-7
Legacy Standard Bible
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the (A)sorcerers and against the (B)adulterers and against those who (C)swear falsely and against those who oppress the (D)wage earner in his wages, the (E)widow and the [a]orphan, and those who turn aside the (F)sojourner and do not [b]fear Me,” says Yahweh of hosts. 6 “For [c]I, Yahweh, (G)do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, [d]are not consumed.
You Have Robbed God
7 “From the (H)days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. (I)Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
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- Malachi 3:5 Or fatherless
- Malachi 3:5 Or reverence
- Malachi 3:6 Or I am Yahweh; I do not
- Malachi 3:6 Or have not come to an end
Malachi 3:5-7
New International Version
5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 “I the Lord do not change.(H) So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.(I) 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away(J) from my decrees and have not kept them. Return(K) to me, and I will return to you,”(L) says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask,(M) ‘How are we to return?’
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