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The Purifier1 “aBehold°, I am going to send° bMy Imessenger°, and he will IIcclear° the way° before° Me. And the Lord°, whom° you seek°, will suddenly° come° to His temple°; IIIand the Idmessenger° of the covenant°, in whom° you delight°, behold°, He is coming°,” says° the LORD° of hosts°. 2 “But who° can aendure° the day° of His coming°? And who° can stand° when He appears°? For He is like a brefiner’s° fire° and like Ifullers’° soap°. 3 He will sit° as a smelter° and purifier° of silver°, and He will apurify° the sons° of Levi° and refine° them like gold° and silver°, so that they may bpresent° to the LORD° Iofferings° in righteousness°. 4 Then the Ioffering° of Judah° and Jerusalem° will be apleasing° to the LORD° as in the bdays° of old° and as in former° years°. [1] IOr angel IIOr prepare IIIOr even aMt 11:10, 14; Mk 1:2; Lk 1:76; 7:27 bHg 1:13; Jn 1:6, 7 cIs 40:3 dIs 63:9
[2] ILit laundrymen’s aIs 33:14; Ezk 22:14; Rv 6:17 bZc 13:9; Mt 3:10-12; 1Co 3:13-15 [3] IOr grain offerings aIs 1:25; Dn 12:10 bPs 4:5; 51:19 [4] IOr grain offering aPs 51:17-19 b2Ch 7:1-3, 12 5 ¶ “Then I will draw° near° to you for judgment°; and I will be a swift° witness° against the asorcerers° and against the badulterers° and against those who cswear° falsely°, and against those who oppress° the dwage° earner° in his wages°, the ewidow° and the Iorphan°, and those who turn° aside° the IIfalien° and do not IIIfear° Me,” says° the LORD° of hosts°. 6 “For II, the LORD°, ado not change°; therefore you, O sons° of Jacob°, IIare not consumed°. [5] IOr fatherless IIOr sojourner IIIOr revere aDt 18:10; Jr 27:9, 10 bEzk 22:9-11 cJr 5:2; 7:9; Zc 5:4 dLv 19:13 eEx 22:22-24 fDt 27:19
[6] IOr I am the LORD; I do not IIOr have not come to an end aNu 23:19; Jm 1:17 7 ¶ “From the adays° of your fathers° you have turned° aside° from My statutes° and have not kept° [them]. bReturn° to Me, and I will return° to you,” says° the LORD° of hosts°. “But you say°, ‘How° shall we return°?’ You Have Robbed God8 ¶ “Will a man° Irob° God°? Yet° you are robbing° Me! But you say°, ‘How° have we robbed° You?’ In atithes° and IIofferings°. 9 You are acursed° with a curse°, for you are Irobbing° Me, the whole° nation° [of you]! 10 aBring° the whole° tithe° into the storehouse°, so that there may be Ifood° in My house°, and test° Me now° in this°,” says° the LORD° of hosts°, “if° I will not bopen° for you the windows° of heaven° and cpour° out for you a blessing° until° IIdit overflows°°. 11 Then I will rebuke° the adevourer° for you, so that it will not Idestroy° the fruits° of the ground°; nor° will your vine° in the field° cast° [its grapes],” says° the LORD° of hosts°. 12 “aAll° the nations° will call° you blessed°, for you shall be a bdelightful° land°,” says° the LORD° of hosts°. [8] IOr defraud IIOr heave offerings aNe 13:11, 12
[9] IOr defrauding aMal 2:2 [10] ILit prey IIOr there is not room enough aLv 27:30; Nu 18:21-24; Dt 12:6; 14:22-29; Ne 13:12 bPs 78:23-29 cEzk 34:26 dLv 26:3-5 [11] ILit ruin aJol 1:4; 2:25 [12] aIs 61:9 bIs 62:4 13 ¶ “Your words° have been° Iarrogant° against° Me,” says° the LORD°. “Yet you say°, ‘What° have we spoken° against° You?’ 14 You have said°, ‘It is avain° to serve° God°; and what° bprofit° is it that we have kept° His charge°, and that we have walked° in mourning° before°° the LORD° of hosts°? 15 So now° we acall° the arrogant° blessed°; not only° are the doers° of wickedness° built° up but they also° test° God° and bescape°.’” The Book of Remembrance16 ¶ Then° those who Ifeared° the LORD° spoke° to one° another°, and the LORD° agave° attention° and heard° [it], and a bbook° of remembrance° was written° before° Him for those who Ifear° the LORD° and who esteem° His name°. 17 “They will be aMine,” says° the LORD° of hosts°, “on the bday° that I Iprepare° [My] IIcown possession°, and I will IIIspare° them as a man° IIIdspares° his own son° who serves° him.” 18 So you will again° adistinguish° between° the righteous° and the wicked°, between° one who serves° God° and one who° does not serve° Him. [16] IOr revere(d) aPs 34:15; Jr 31:18-20 bIs 4:3; Dn 12:1
[17] ILit make IIOr special treasure IIIOr have (has) compassion on aIs 43:1 bIs 4:2 cEx 19:5; Dt 7:6; Is 43:21; 1P 2:9 dPs 103:13 [18] aGn 18:25; Am 5:15 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ.1 ¶ Behold,² I will sendºª my messenger,º and he shall prepareºª the wayº beforeº me: and the Lord,º whom² ye² seek,ºª shall suddenlyº comeºª to² his temple,º even the messengerº of the covenant,º whom² ye² delightº in: behold,² he shall come,ºª saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º 2 But who² may abideºª² the dayº of his coming?ºª and who² shall standºª when he appeareth?ºª for² he² [is] like a refiner'sºª fire,º and like fullers'ºª soap:º 3 And he shall sitºª [as] a refinerºª and purifierºª of silver:º and he shall purifyºª² the sonsº of Levi,º and purgeºª them as goldº and silver,º that they may offerºª² unto the LORDº an offeringº in righteousness.º 4 Then shall the offeringº of Judahº and Jerusalemº be pleasantºª unto the LORD,º as in the daysº of old,º and as in formerº years.º 5 And I will come nearºª to² you to judgment;º and I will be² a swiftºª witnessº against the sorcerers,ºª and against the adulterers,ºª and against falseº swearers,ºª and against those that oppressºª the hirelingº in [his] wages,º the widow,º and the fatherless,º and that turn asideºª the strangerº [from his right], and fearºª not² me, saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º 6 For² I² [am] the LORD,º I changeºª not;² therefore ye² sonsº of Jacobº are not² consumed.ºª [1] Gn 48:15; Ex 23:20; Ps 110:1; Is 7:14; 9:6; 40:3; 63:9; Ho 12:3; Hg 2:7; Mal 2:7; 4:5; Mt 3:1; 11:10; 17:10; Mk 1:2; Lk 1:16, 76; 2:11, 21, 38, 46; 3:3; 7:19, 26; 19:47; Jn 1:6, 15, 33; 2:14; 3:28; Ac 7:38; 13:24; 19:4.
[2] Ps 2:7; Is 1:18; 4:4; Jr 2:22; Am 5:18; Zc 13:9; Mal 4:1; Mt 3:7, 10; 21:31; 23:13; 25:10; Mk 9:3; Lk 2:34; 3:9, 17; 7:23; 11:37, 52; 21:36; Jn 6:42; 8:41, 55; 9:39; 15:22; Ac 7:52; Ro 9:31; 11:5; 1Co 3:13; He 10:28; 12:25; 1P 2:7; Rv 1:5, 6; 2:23; 6:17; 7:14; 19:8. [3] Ps 4:5; 50:14, 23; 66:10; 69:30; 107:21; 116:17; 141:1; Pv 17:3; 25:4; Is 1:25; 48:10; 61:6; 66:19; Jr 6:28; 33:18; Ezk 22:18; 44:15; Dn 12:10; Ho 14:2; Zc 13:9; Mal 1:6, 11; 2:1; Lk 3:16; Jn 4:23; Ro 12:1; 15:16; Ep 5:26; Php 2:17; 4:18; 2Ti 4:6; Tit 2:14; He 12:10; 13:15; 1P 1:7; 2:5, 9; 4:12; Rv 1:6; 3:18; 5:10. [4] 1Ch 15:26; 16:1; 21:26; 29:20; 2Ch 1:6; 7:1, 10; 8:12; 29:31; 30:21; 31:20; Is 1:26; 56:7; Jr 2:2; 30:18; 31:23; Ezk 20:40; 43:26; Zc 8:3; 14:20. [5] Gn 20:11; 42:18; Ex 1:17; 18:21; 22:21; Lv 19:13; 20:6, 10, 27; Dt 5:11, 17; 24:14, 17; 27:19; Ne 5:15; Ps 36:1; 50:3, 7; 81:8; 96:13; 98:9; Pv 8:13; 16:6; 22:22; 23:10; Jr 7:9; 22:13; 29:23; Ezk 22:6; 34:20; Mi 1:2; Zc 5:3; Mal 2:14, 17; Mt 23:14; Lk 23:40; Ro 3:8; 1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19; 1Th 4:6; He 10:30; 13:4; Jm 5:4, 8, 12; Jde 1:14; Rv 21:8; 22:15. [6] Gn 15:7, 18; 22:16; Ex 3:14; Nu 23:19; 1S 15:29; Ne 9:7; Ps 78:38, 57; 102:26; 103:17; 105:7; Is 40:28; 41:13; 42:5; 43:11; 44:6; 45:5; Jr 32:27; Lm 3:22; Ho 11:9; Ro 5:10; 8:28; 11:28; Php 1:6; 2Th 2:13; He 6:18; 13:8; Jm 1:17; Rv 1:8; 22:13. Of the rebellion,7 ¶ Even from the daysº² of your fathersº ye are gone awayºª from mine ordinances,º² and have not² keptºª [them]. Returnºª unto² me, and I will returnºª unto² you, saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º But ye said,ºª Wherein² shall we return?ºª [7] Lv 26:40; Dt 4:29; 9:7; 30:1; 31:20, 27; 1K 8:47; Ne 1:8; 9:16, 26, 28; Ps 78:8; Is 55:6; 65:2; Jr 3:12, 22; Ezk 18:30; 20:8, 13, 21, 28; Ho 14:1; Zc 1:3; Mal 1:6; 3:13; Mt 23:27; Lk 11:48; 15:16; Ac 7:51; Ro 7:9; 10:3, 21; Jm 4:8.
sacrilege,8 ¶ Will a manº robºª God?º Yet² ye² have robbedºª me. But ye say,ºª Wherein² have we robbedºª thee? In tithesº and offerings.º 9 Ye² [are] cursedºª with a curse:º for ye² have robbedºª me, [even] this whole² nation.º 10 Bringºª ye² all² the tithesº into² the storehouse,º² that there may be² meatº in mine house,º and proveºª me now² herewith,º saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º if² I will not² openºª you² the windowsº of heaven,º and pour you outºª a blessing,º that² [there shall] not² [be room] enoughº [to receive it]. 11 And I will rebukeºª the devourerºª for your sakes, and he shall not² destroyºª² the fruitsº of your ground;º neither² shall your vineº cast her fruit¹ª before the time² in the field,º saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º 12 And all² nationsº shall call you blessed:ºª² for² ye² shall be² a delightsomeº land,º saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º [8] Lv 5:15; 27:2; Nu 18:21; Jsh 7:11; Ne 13:4; Ps 29:2; Pv 3:9; Mal 1:8, 13; Mt 22:21; Mk 12:17; Lk 20:25; Ro 2:22; 13:7.
[9] Dt 28:15; Jsh 7:12; 22:20; Is 43:28; Hg 1:6; 2:14; Mal 2:2. [10] Gn 7:11; Lv 26:10; Dt 28:12; 1K 17:13; 2K 7:2, 19; 1Ch 26:20; 2Ch 31:4, 10, 11; Ne 10:33, 38; 12:44, 47; 13:5, 10; Ps 37:3; Pv 3:9; Ec 11:3; Hg 2:19; Mt 6:33; Lk 5:6; 12:16; Jn 21:6; 2Co 9:6. [11] Dt 11:14; Jr 8:13; Jol 1:7, 12; 2:20, 22; Am 4:9; 7:1; Hab 3:17; Hg 2:17; Zc 8:12. [12] 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. and infidelity of the people.13 ¶ Your wordsº have been stoutºª against² me, saithºª the LORD.º Yet ye say,ºª What² have we spokenºª [so much] against² thee? 14 Ye have said,ºª It [is] vainº to serveºª God:º and what² profitº [is it] that² we have keptºª his ordinance,º and that² we have walkedºª mournfullyº beforeº² the LORDº of hosts?º 15 And now² we² call¹ª the proud¹ happy;ºª² yea,² they that workºª wickednessº are set up;ºª yea,² [they that] temptºª Godº are even delivered.ºª [13] Ex 5:2; 2Ch 32:14; Jb 34:7; 40:8; Ps 10:11; Is 5:19; 28:14; 37:23; Jr 8:12; Mal 1:6; 2:14, 17; 3:8; Ro 9:20; 2Th 2:4.
[14] Jb 21:14; 22:17; 34:9; 35:3; Ps 73:8; Is 58:3; Jol 2:12; Zp 1:12; Zc 7:3; Jm 4:9. [15] Nu 14:22; Es 5:10; Jb 12:6; 21:7, 30; 22:23; Ps 10:3; 49:18; 73:12; 78:18, 41, 56; 95:9; 106:14; Pv 12:12; Ec 9:1; Jr 12:1; Dn 4:30, 37; 5:20; 6:16; Hab 1:13; Mal 2:17; 4:1; Mt 4:6; Ac 5:9; 12:21; 1Co 10:9; He 3:9; 1P 5:5. The promise of blessing to them that fear God.16 ¶ Then² they that fearedº the LORDº spake² often¹ª oneº to² another:º and the LORDº hearkened,ºª and heardºª [it], and a bookº of remembranceº was writtenºª beforeº him for them that feared¹² the LORD,º and that thoughtºª upon his name.º 17 And they shall be² mine, saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º in that dayº when² I² make upºª my jewels;º and I will spareºª² them, as² a manº sparethºª² his own sonº that servethºª him. 18 Then shall ye return,ºª and discernºª between² the righteousº and the wicked,º between² him that servethºª Godº and him² that servethºª him not.² [16] Gn 22:12; Dt 6:6; 1S 23:16; 2S 7:1; 1K 18:3, 12; 2Ch 6:7; Es 2:23; 4:5; 6:1; Jb 19:23; 28:28; Ps 10:4; 16:3; 20:7; 33:18; 56:8; 66:16; 73:15; 94:19; 104:33; 111:10; 112:1; 119:63; 139:4; 147:11; Pv 13:20; Is 26:3, 8; 50:10; 65:6; Ezk 9:4; Dn 2:17; 7:10; Mal 3:5; 4:2; Mt 12:35; 18:19; Lk 2:38; 24:14; Jn 1:40; 12:20; Ac 1:13; 2:1; 4:23, 31; 9:31; 10:2; Ep 5:19; 1Th 5:11, 14; He 3:13; 4:12; 10:24; 12:15; Rv 15:4; 20:12.
[17] Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6; 14:2; 26:17; Ne 13:22; Ps 103:8; 135:4; So 2:16; Is 26:20; 62:3; Jr 31:20, 33; 32:38; Ezk 16:8; 36:27; Zp 2:2; Zc 13:9; Mal 1:6; Mt 25:34; Jn 10:27; 17:9, 24; Ro 8:32; 1Co 3:22; 6:20; 15:23; 2Co 6:18; Ga 5:24; 2Th 1:7; Tit 2:14; 1P 1:13; 2:9; 1Jn 3:1; Rv 20:12. [18] Gn 18:25; Jsh 24:15; Jb 6:29; 17:10; Ps 58:10; Is 3:10; Jr 12:15; Dn 3:17; 12:1; Jol 2:14; Zc 1:6; Mal 1:4; 3:14; Mt 25:46; Jn 12:26; Ac 16:17; 27:23; Ro 1:9; 2:5; 6:16; 1Th 1:9; 2Th 1:5. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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