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Malachi 3:12

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the LORD of hosts.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And all nations shall call you happy: for ye shall he a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And all nations shall call you happy; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And all nations shall call you blessed; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— So shall all the nations, pronounce you happy,—for, ye, shall become, a land of delight, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And all nations shall call you blessed: for you shall be a delightful land, saith the Lord of hosts.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a pleasant lande, sayeth the Lorde of hostes.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And all nations shall praise you, when you shall be a land of my delight, says the LORD of hosts.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a desirable land, saith the Lord Almighty.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
nations 1471
{1471} Prime
גּוֹי
gowy
{go'-ee}
Apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.
shall call you blessed: 833
{0833} Prime
אָשַׁר
'ashar
{aw-shar'}
A primitive root; to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively to go forward, be honest, prosper.
z8765
<8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 2121
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
for x3588
(3588) Complement
כִּי
kiy
{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
ye x859
(0859) Complement
אַתָּה
'attah
{at-taw'}
A primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you.
shall be x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
a delightsome 2656
{2656} Prime
חֵפֶץ
chephets
{khay'-fets}
From H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind).
land, 776
{0776} Prime
אֶרֶץ
'erets
{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
saith 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
Xævä´ôŧ צְבָאוֹת. 6635
{6635} Prime
צָבָא
tsaba'
{tsaw-baw'}
From H6633; a mass of persons (or figurative things), especially regularly organized for war (an army); by implication a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically hardship, worship).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Malachi 3:7-12.


Malachi 3:12

_ _ Fulfilling the blessing (Deuteronomy 33:29; Zechariah 8:13).

_ _ delightsome land — (Daniel 8:9).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Malachi 3:7-12.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Malachi 3:12

All nations — All that are about you. A delightsome land — The revival of religion in a land, will make it delight — some, both to God, and to all good men.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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all:

Deuteronomy 4:6-7 Keep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people. ... For what nation [is there so] great, who [hath] God [so] nigh unto them, as the LORD our God [is] in all [things that] we call upon him [for]?
2 Chronicles 32:23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
Psalms 72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Isaiah 61:9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they [are] the seed [which] the LORD hath blessed.
Jeremiah 33:9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
Zephaniah 3:19-20 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. ... At that time will I bring you [again], even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Zechariah 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.
Luke 1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

a delightsome:

Deuteronomy 8:7-10 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; ... When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Deuteronomy 11:12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God [are] always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Daniel 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant [land].
Daniel 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
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Dt 4:6; 8:7; 11:12. 2Ch 32:23. Ps 72:17. Is 61:9. Jr 33:9. Dn 8:9; 11:41. Zp 3:19. Zc 8:23. Lk 1:48.

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