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The burdenoracle of the word of Jehovahthe Lord to Israel by MalachiMal′achi |
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I have loved you saithsays Jehovahthe YetLord yeBut you say WhereinHow hast thou loved us WasIs not Esau Jacobs brother saithsays Jehovah:the yetLord Yet I have loved Jacob; |
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but I have hated Esau; I hatedhave andlaid madewaste his mountainshill acountry desolation and gaveleft his heritage to the jackals of the wildernessdesert |
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WhereasIf Edom saithsays We are beatenshattered down but we will returnrebuild andthe buildruins the wasteLord places; thus saith Jehovah of hosts says They shallmay build but I will throwtear down; andtill menthey shallare callcalled themthe Thewicked bordercountry ofthe wickedness and The people againstwith whom Jehovahthe hathLord indignationis angry for ever |
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AndYour yourown eyes shall see this and yeyou shall say JehovahGreat beis magnifiedthe Lord beyond the border of Israel |
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A son honorethhonors his father and a servant his master: ifIf then I am a father where is minemy honor andAnd if I am a master where is my fear saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts untoto you O priests thatwho despise my name AndYou ye say WhereinHow have we despised thy name |
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YeBy offeroffering polluted breadfood upon minemy altar And yeyou say WhereinHow have we polluted theeit InBy thinking that yethe sayLords The table ofmay Jehovahbe isdespised contemptible |
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AndWhen whenyou ye offer the blind foranimals in sacrifice it is that no evil andAnd when yeyou offer thethose that are lame andor sick it is that no evil Present itthat nowto untoyour thy governor; will he be pleased with theeyou or willshow heyou acceptfavor thysays personthe saithLord Jehovah of hosts |
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And now I pray you entreat the favor of God that he may be gracious untoto us: thisWith hathsuch beena bygift from your means:hand will he acceptshow favor to any of youryou personssays saiththe JehovahLord of hosts |
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Oh that there were one among you thatwho would shut the doors that yeyou might not kindle fire onupon minemy altar in vain I have no pleasure in you saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts neitherand I will Inot accept an offering atfrom your hand |
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For from the rising of the sun evento untoits thesetting going down of the same my name shallis be great among the Gentiles;nations and in every place incense shallis be offered untoto my name and a pure offering:; for my name shallis be great among the Gentilesnations saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
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But yeyou profane it inwhen thatyou ye say Thethat tablethe ofLords Jehovahtable is polluted and the fruitfood thereoffor evenit itsmay foodbe isdespised contemptible |
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YeWhat say also Behold what a weariness this is ityou say and yeyou havesniff snuffed at itme saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts; andYou yebring havewhat broughthas thatbeen which was taken by violence andor theis lame andor the sick; thusand yethis you bring theas your offering: shouldShall I accept thisthat atfrom your hand saithsays Jehovahthe Lord |
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ButCursed cursed be the deceivercheat who hathhas a male in his flock aand malevows it and vowethyet andsacrifices sacrificethto unto the Lord awhat is blemished thing; for I am a great King saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts and my name is terriblefeared among the Gentilesnations |
| 2:1 |
And now O ye priests this commandmentcommand is for you |
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If yeyou will not hearlisten and if yeyou will not lay it to heart to give glory untoto my name saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts then I will I send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; yeaindeed I have already cursed them already because yeyou do not lay it to heart |
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Behold I will rebuke your seedoffspring and will spread dung upon your faces even the dung of your feasts;offerings and yeI shallwill beput takenyou awayout withof itmy presence |
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AndSo ye shall you know that I have sent this commandmentcommand untoto you that my covenant with Levi may behold withsays Levithe saithLord Jehovah of hosts |
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My covenant was with him was a covenant of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me andhe stood in awe of my name |
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TheTrue lawinstruction of truth was in his mouth and unrighteousnessno wrong was not found inon his lips: heHe walked with me in peace and uprightness and he turned many away from iniquity |
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For the priests lips of a priest should keepguard knowledge and theymen should seek theinstruction lawfrom at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
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But yeyou arehave turned aside outfrom of the way; yeyou have caused many to stumble inby theyour lawinstruction; yeyou have corrupted the covenant of Levi saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
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Thereforeand haveso I alsomake made you contemptibledespised and baseabased before all the people accordinginasmuch as yeyou have not kept my ways but have hadshown respectpartiality of persons in theyour lawinstruction |
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Have we not all one father hathHas not one God created us whyWhy dothen are we dealfaithless treacherouslyto everyone mananother against his brother profaning the covenant of our fathers |
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Judah hathhas dealtbeen treacherouslyfaithless and an abomination ishas been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hathhas profaned the holinesssanctuary of Jehovahthe Lord which he lovethloves and hathhas married the daughter of a foreign god |
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JehovahMay willthe Lord cut off tofrom the mantents thatof doethJacob thisfor himthe thatman wakethwho anddoes himthis thatany answerethto outwitness ofor theanswer tentsor ofto Jacobbring and him that offereth an offering untoto Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
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And this again yeyou do: yeYou cover the Lords altar of Jehovah with tears with weeping and withgroaning sighingbecause insomuchhe thatno helonger regardethregards not the offering anyor moreaccepts neither receiveth it with goodfavor will at your hand |
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YetYou yeask sayWhy Whereforedoes he not Because Jehovahthe hathLord beenwas witness to the covenant between theeyou and the wife of thyyour youth againstto whom thouyou hasthave dealtbeen treacherouslyfaithless though she is thyyour companion and theyour wife ofby thy covenant |
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AndHas did he not makethe one althoughGod hemade hadand sustained for us the residuespirit of thelife Spirit And whereforewhat onedoes Hehe soughtdesire aGodly godlyoffspring seedSo Therefore take heed to youryourselves spirit and let none dealbe treacherouslyfaithless againstto the wife of his youth |
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For I hate puttingdivorce awaysays saiththe JehovahLord the God of Israel and himcovering thatones covereth his garment with violence saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts: thereforeSo take heed to youryourselves spiritand thatdo yenot dealbe not treacherouslyfaithless |
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YeYou have wearied Jehovahthe Lord with your words Yet yeyou say WhereinHow have we wearied him InBy thatsaying ye say Every one thatwho doethdoes evil is good in the sight of Jehovahthe Lord and he delightethdelights in them; orOr whereby asking Where is the God of justice |
| 3:1 |
Behold I send my messenger andto he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord whom yeyou seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom yeyou desiredelight behold he comethis saithcoming Jehovahsays the Lord of hosts |
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But who can abideendure the day of his coming and who shallcan stand when he appearethappears forFor he is like a refiners fire and like fullers soap:; |
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and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them aslike gold and silver; andtill they shallpresent offerright untoofferings Jehovahto offeringsthe inLord righteousness |
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Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasantpleasing untoto Jehovahthe Lord as in the days of old and as in ancientformer years |
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AndThen I will comedraw near to you tofor judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against thethose falsewho swearersswear andfalsely against those thatwho oppress the hireling in his wages the widow and the fatherlessorphan andagainst thatthose turnwho thrust aside the sojourner fromand hisdo rightnot and fear not me saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
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For I Jehovahthe changeLord do not change; therefore yeyou O sons of Jacob are not consumed |
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From the days of your fathers yeyou have turned aside from minemy ordinancesstatutes and have not kept them Return untoto me and I will return untoto you saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts But yeyou say WhereinHow shall we return |
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Will a man rob God yetYet yeyou robare robbing me But yeyou say WhereinHow haveare we robbedrobbing thee In your tithes and offerings |
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YeYou are cursed with thea curse; for yeyou robare robbing me; eventhe this whole nation of you |
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Bring ye the wholefull tithetithes into the storestorehouse house that there may be food in my house; and provethereby put me nowto herewiththe saithtest Jehovahsays the Lord of hosts if I will not open you the windows of heaven andfor pour you outand apour blessingdown thatfor thereyou shallan notoverflowing beblessing room enough to receive it |
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And I will rebuke the devourer for youryou sakesso andthat heit shallwill not destroy the fruits of your groundsoil; neitherand shall your vine castin itsthe fruitfield beforeshall thenot timefail into thebear fieldsays saiththe JehovahLord of hosts |
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AndThen all nations shallwill call you happy;blessed for yeyou shallwill be a delightsome land saithof Jehovahdelight says the Lord of hosts |
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Your words have been stout against me saithsays Jehovahthe Lord Yet yeyou say WhatHow have we spoken against thee |
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YeYou have said It is vain to serve God; andWhat what profit is itthe thatgood weof haveour keptkeeping his charge andor thatof wewalking haveas walkedin mournfullymourning before Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
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andHenceforth now we calldeem the proudarrogant happyblessed; yeaevildoers theynot thatonly workprosper wickednessbut arewhen builtthey up;put yeaGod theyto temptthe Godtest andthey escape |
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Then theythose thatwho feared Jehovahthe spakeLord onespoke with one another; andthe JehovahLord hearkenedheeded and heard them and a book of remembrance was written before him forof themthose thatwho feared Jehovahthe Lord and that thought uponon his name |
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AndThey they shall be mine saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts evenmy minespecial own possession inon the day thatwhen I make;act and I will spare them as a man sparethspares his own son thatwho servethserves him |
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Then shallonce yemore returnyou andshall discerndistinguish between the righteous and the wicked between himone thatwho servethserves God and himone thatwho servethdoes not serve him not |
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For behold the day comethcomes itburning burnethlike asan aoven furnace;when and all the proudarrogant and all thatevildoers workwill wickedness shall be stubble; and the day that comethcomes shall burn them up saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts so that it shallwill leave them neither root nor branch |
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But untofor you thatwho fear my name shall the sun of righteousness ariseshall rise with healing in its wings; andYou ye shall go forth andleaping gambollike as calves offrom the stall |
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And yeyou shall tread down the wicked; for they shallwill be ashes under the soles of your feet inon the day thatwhen I makeact saithsays Jehovahthe Lord of hosts |
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Remember ye the law of Moses my servant whichMoses the statutes and ordinances that I commanded unto him inat Horeb for all Israel even statutes and ordinances |
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Behold I will send you ElijahEli′jah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovahthe comeLord comes |
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And he shallwill turn the hearthearts of the fathers to thetheir children and the hearthearts of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earthland with a curse |