1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he [is] like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
3 And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
6 For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation.
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken [so much] against thee?
14 Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve God: and what profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even delivered.
16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Versículos relacionados com Malachi, 3:
Malachi 3 talks about the coming of the Lord to purify and judge the people of Israel. He rebukes the people for their infidelity and injustice, but also offers hope to those who repent and turn to God. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Malachi 3:
Isaiah 1:18: "Come then, and argue me, say the Lord; even if your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow; even if they are red as the Carmesim, they will become like wool. " This verse talks about the possibility of repentance and purification of sins through the forgiveness of God, which is an important theme in Malachi 3.
Proverbs 3:11-12: "My Son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord, nor disgust you for his rebuke. For the Lord rebuke he to whom he loves, just as a Father to the Son to whom he wants well." This verse talks about God's loving discipline, which is mentioned in Malachi 3 as a means of purifying the people of Israel.
Psalm 50:3: "Our God comes, and does not keep silence; ahead of Him burning a devouring fire, and around him there is great storm." This verse talks about God's coming to judge and purify, which is an important theme in Malachi 3.
Isaiah 40:3: "Voice of what cries out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord; straighten in the wilderness to our God." This verse talks about the preparation for the coming of the Lord, which is an important theme in Malachi 3. He shows that the arrival of the Lord is an event that requires preparation and repentance.
Psalm 51:10: "Creates in me, O God, a pure heart, and renews in me a stable spirit." This verse talks about the need for inner purification, which is mentioned in Malachi 3 as one of the consequences of the coming of the Lord. He shows that outer purification is not sufficient and that a pure heart and spirit is needed to please God.
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